I know that there are certain things that you cannot declare bankruptcy on (I believe student loans are one of them). My question is, in California, can you declare bankruptcy on a criminal restitution judgement? How about on a civil suit judgement? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Ishi Pishi,
One quick question, are you OJ Simpson?
Ishi, on behalf of all the attorneys on the board, * thank you * for specifying your state. In most legal questions, that information is important, even crucial, and people seldom provide that information.
That said, it’s not relevant here, because bankruptcy is federal.
I don’t do bankruptcy (or criminal) work, so what follows is subject to correction by someone who does.
Generally, civil debts (even judgments) are dischargeable in bankruptcy. My recollection is that restitution orders are not, but I am less than perfectly sure of this. In addition, there are certain kinds of civil judgments (for example, where fraud is involved) which are not dischargeable.