If you or your partner are pregnant, debts and bankruptcy are probably the last things you want to think about. Mounting bills and pressing debt collectors can make an already stressful time more difficult. But while you may be tempted to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy immediately and get it out of the way, it could be beneficial to wait until after the baby is born. Consider the following points and consult with your bankruptcy attorney before moving ahead with bankruptcy during pregnancy.

When you have debts that you want to resolve legally, you may need some advice about how to proceed with filing a bankruptcy case. You may not want to liquidate all of them. In fact, you may prefer to organize them in a lump sum that you can pay off progressively over a number of years. With that, you may want to retain legal counsel to explain how to navigate this legal process.