The image many people have of bankruptcy proceedings is a group of movers coming into a home and removing everything a family owns to satisfy debt. This is usually not how the process works and a Riverside California bankruptcy lawyer can usually advise on how the filing will go. Bankruptcy is a method for which a person can eliminate a significant amount of debt and this elimination will allow a person or family to rebuild credit over time. Bankruptcy is also a method that is used to eliminate a significant amount of unsecured debt like credit cards.