To Have and to Hyphenate: The Marriage Name Game. Correction Appended. WHEN I first met my husband-to-be at a publishing party several years ago, he glanced at my name tag and saw Kismet. Actually he saw ''Peterson,'' but it was the opening gambit he was searching for. ''We have almost the same name,'' he announced in a British-sounding accent.
Under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, bankruptcies can be reported for 10 years from the filing date (not the discharge date, which comes later). However, all three major credit reporting agencies will remove Chapter 13 bankruptcies seven years from the date the case was filed.
Most people researching bankruptcy have read that a bankruptcy will stay on your credit report for 10 years from the day you file. Itâs true that a Chapter 7 bankruptcy will stay on your credit report for 10 years, but thatâs not the case for a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Chapter 13 bankruptcy requires to repay a certain amount of your debt for a period of three to five years.