There is no perfect time to file for bankruptcy.  Ideally, you should wait to file at a point when you have not touched your credit cards for several months and your credit card charges over the past year have not taken a big jump.  Further there is less chance that you will face any objection if you have made at least the minimum payment over the past 6 months or longer.

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