{"id":72,"date":"2009-01-28T20:35:05","date_gmt":"2009-01-29T00:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dev.atiqbd.com\/do-i-need-to-complete-credit-counseling-before-i-can-file-for-bankruptcy\/"},"modified":"2009-01-28T20:35:05","modified_gmt":"2009-01-29T00:35:05","slug":"do-i-need-to-complete-credit-counseling-before-i-can-file-for-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.standardlegal.com\/blog\/do-i-need-to-complete-credit-counseling-before-i-can-file-for-bankruptcy","title":{"rendered":"Do I Need to Complete &#8216;Credit Counseling&#8217; Before I Can File for Bankruptcy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To successfully file for bankruptcy, debtors must complete both a Credit Counseling Briefing prior to filing and a Debtor Education Course before a discharge is entered. 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