One of the most frequent questions bankruptcy attorneys are asked by potential clients is whether they should file bankruptcy, or use a debt consolidation company to make payments towards their debts. For those lucky debtors who qualify for Chapter 7 (which requires no repayment of debts but allows in most cases for discharge of all dischargeable debts), the decision is markedly easier to make. But what about those who have the ability to make some monthly payments to their creditors and don't qualify for chapter 7?