Bankruptcy ( according to Equifax 's website ) A bankruptcy under chapter XXXX or XXXX or a non-discharged or dismissed chapter XXXX bankruptcy generally remains on your credit file for XXXX years from the date filed. 
A discharged chapter XXXX bankruptcy generally remains on your credit file for seven years from the date filed. 

***I have a Chapter XXXX bankruptcy that was filed in XXXX and was dismissed in order to convert it to a Chapter XXXX bankruptcy ( at the advise of the bankruptcy attorney ). The Chapter XXXX was filed in XXXX and is discharged. This Chapter XXXX bankruptcy was dismissed in XXXX in order to convert it to a Chapter XXXX in XXXX ( within weeks of the dismissal date ). You can see the dates line up. This is a discharged bankruptcy that was tied together. There are notes in the public records that state I was in a Chapter XXXX and went to a Chapter XXXX. I can provide the document from the court that notes my repeat filing of a XXXX XXXX to a Chapter XXXX.