I know next-to-nothing about non-USA laws. In 1988 a relative
could not attend his father's funeral in Greece because he had
incurred huge casino debts and fled the country. In the USA, they say
"we abolished debtor prison" and debts are "discharged" (which
originated from when you were discharged from debtor prison) via
bankruptcy. What is the situation with debt & Bankrputcy out of the USA?



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Generally, a US bankruptcy does not discharge debts incurred outside the US.

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<vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com> wrote in message
news:dmck9i$rbv$2@reader2.panix.com... I know next-to-nothing about non-USA laws. In 1988 a relative could not attend his father's funeral in Greece because he had incurred huge casino debts and fled the country. In the USA, they say "we abolished debtor prison" and debts are "discharged" (which originated from when you were discharged from debtor prison) via bankruptcy. What is the situation with debt & Bankrputcy out of the USA? - = - Vasos-Peter John Panagiotopoulos II, Columbia'81+, Bio$trategist BachMozart ReaganQuayle EvrytanoKastorian ---{Nothing herein constitutes advice. Everything fully disclaimed.}---