When I was growing up many years ago, my parents went through a very nasty divorce. This caused our family to fall into a financial nightmare. Debt collectors were calling us continuously and some were even coming to our door. I watched my mother cry almost every single night as she was a very prideful woman who did not want to rely on any financial assistance. Finally, with her back completely against the wall, she called a bankruptcy attorney. Suddenly the calls stopped and our nightly ritual of hiding our car from being repossessed had come to an end. After completing the bankruptcy, I witnessed my mother truly being able to breathe again.