Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Louisiana

can debts from checks be claimed

I'm not sure I understand your question. To whom are you attempting to pay back...the bank or the party to whom you wrote the bad checks? Did the bank cover the checks even though you had insufficient funds? That doesn't sound right. In any event, it sounds like either way this is a regular unsecured debt and could be discharged under any chapter of bankruptcy. However, there may be grounds for the bank to object to the discharge based on fraud in a chapter 7 whereas in a Chapter 13, there would not be such grounds. There may also be criminal aspects to writing such checks and any penalties from that may not be discharged, but it doesn't sound like that is what you are asking. If you would like a more comprehensive consultation, please visit my web page below and feel free to give me a call. Best Wishes,

Mark