Guideline F: Financial Considerations
Financial problems, most often delinquent debt, that suggest irresponsibility or vulnerability to pressure, plus unexplained wealth.
14,808
decided hearing cases
32%
granted
The specific issues, and how they fared
Financial — unspecified
30% granted · 12,099Credit-card debt
36% granted · 4,489Medical debt
35% granted · 3,728Unpaid taxes
27% granted · 3,050Auto-loan debt
29% granted · 2,663Utility / phone debt
34% granted · 2,258Mitigations judges credited most
Debt paid in full
493
Payment plan with creditor
38
Chapter 7 bankruptcy
34
Financial counseling
20
Chapter 13 bankruptcy
17
Counted only where the judge expressly credited the mitigation, not merely where it was claimed.
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Descriptive statistics from decided public DOHA cases. Not legal advice or a prediction. † marks samples under 20 cases.