Ontario
Bankruptcy Attorneys

Bankruptcy Attorneys serving Ontario

Ontario residents who are looking to file bankruptcy can rely on the attorneys at Heston & Heston to help you get out of debt, avoid foreclosure, repossession, and all other creditor collection tactics.

Ontario Bankruptcy Lawyers

About Ontario

Ontario is located in the western part of the Inland Empire metropolitan area, it lies just east of Los Angeles County and is part of the Greater Los Angeles Area. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of approximately 164,000.

The city is home to the Ontario International Airport, which is the 15th-busiest airport in the United States by cargo carried. Ontario handles the mass of freight traffic between the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the rest of the country.

It takes its name from the Ontario Model Colony development established in 1882 by the Canadian engineer George Chaffey and his brothers William Chaffey and Charles Chaffey. They named the settlement after their home province of Ontario.

Filing Bankruptcy
in Ontario

Every bankruptcy case is unique and depends on not just your financial circumstances, but also where you live and conditions in your community.

Our attorneys have practiced all over Southern California and are familiar with local factors and how trustees view these cases.

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Our bankruptcy services:

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

If you do not qualify for a Chapter 7 or if you are facing a foreclosure or repossession, a Chapter 13 will allow you to restructure debts and receive a discharge of any remaining debts. Chapter 13 has many advantages of Chapter 7.

Business Bankruptcy

Businesses can file bankruptcy in order to cease operations and liquidate or restructure their debts to continue operating. Business owners can also file bankruptcy when their liability on debts is holding the business back.

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Federal Law in Ontario

Why it matters where you live...

The Bankruptcy Code is federal law which is applied uniformly throughout the United States. So why would it be different for someone who lives in Ontario?

The Bankruptcy Code can be thought of as a sponge that soaks up other laws to fill in the holes. For instance, the Bankruptcy Code states that all property that a person owns can become property of the bankruptcy estate. However, “property” and “ownership” are not defined in the Bankruptcy Code, so state law is used to determine these property rights. Another very important aspect of where the Bankruptcy Code can be different depending on where you live or have lived is exemptions.

A person filing in California will either use California’s own exemptions, the state exemptions of where they previously lived, or the federal exemptions provided in the Bankruptcy Code. The effect of this can be major – For example, the California homestead exemption is $300,000 to $600,000, whereas the homestead exemption in other states is as little as $0. The homestead exemption for Ontario residents is currently at approximately $300,000.

Not only is California law applicable, but also city-level local policy, regulations, and property values play an important role in your bankruptcy case. For example, if the home values in Ontario are increasing or decreasing, this would play a major factor in whether the trustee would seek to liquidate the property.

Heston & Heston has had the pleasure of representing many of Ontario’s residents who have filed bankruptcy.

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Ontario zip codes: 91710, 91743, 91758, 91761, 91762, 91764