That is true. A person can claim bankcruptcy. However, he will unlikely to get money from any finance instution afterwards, or he has to pay very high interest rate to re-build credit.
When people sign a car load or mortgage, there is a question asking if they have brankcrupcy ever. You can not lie so the record will follow you in the rest of your life.
最初由 Kent以东首帅哥 发布 Bankruptcy is the last resort to solve the financial problem. And you can't file a 2nd bankrupcy for several years after the 1st. The record would be on your credit history forever.