Santa> cannot disguise the fact that we, as Americans, are facing some tough economic times. Santa Ana bankruptcy lawyers are seeing different types of clients who are facing extremely unique circumstances. One such circumstance that Santa Ana bankruptcy lawyers are experiencing, as well as other bankruptcy lawyers in other places, are effects of the times with regard to the war across seas. Serving your country in perhaps the most esteemed way can have financial consequences that have forced some Americans into bankruptcy. Some families have been financially ripped to shreds while dealing with the separation of a family member who is completing a tour of duty across seas. Regardless if the household was initially a one or two parent household, they both still suffer some of the same consequences and repercussions. If children are involved that can make the situation that much more difficult to bear. Sometimes the soldier is the primary financial provider for the household. Most credit card companies are actually able to provide assistance to soldiers that have been dispatched across seas. They may be able to temporarily stop minimum payments from being due or stop interest rates or late fees from accruing while the person is completing their tour of duty. Sometimes things work out fine and the soldier returns home to his or her family and resumes paying their bills and life is great. But unfortunately, that is not always the case. Sometimes the soldier is fatally wounded and does not return home. The surviving spouse is then charged with trying to grieve as well as reassemble the financial pieces of one's life. The initial insurance money will cover the funeral and burial costs and perhaps even the first few months after the loss. But eventually is becomes hard to maintain the same lifestyle without the family breadwinner. This can lead some to file for personal bankruptcy.