The Fourth Amendment applies to a search only if a person has a legitimate expectation of privacy in the place or thing searched. If not, the amendment offers no protection because there are, by definition, no privacy issues.
In contrast, Chapter 13 bankruptcy is designed to take a bit longer, but this chapter may offer unique, long-lasting debt relief. The typical Chapter 13 case takes between 36 and 60 months, or three to five years.
But there are a lot of little deadlines in between filing your petition and receiving your bankruptcy discharge. 14 Days after Bankruptcy Filing. If you or your bankruptcy attorney filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition before filing the supporting documentation, you will have up to 14 days to submit your financial schedules to the bankruptcy court.