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Debtor Education Course After Filing for Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

Medical bills, credit cards, payday loans, and struggling businesses – it can seem like the letters and calls from creditors will never stop. Since 2005, a debtor education course from an approved provider is mandatory for anyone who files for bankruptcy. Bankruptcy filings for both individuals and businesses are on the rise.

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Questions to Ask a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Lawyer Before Filing for Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

When you file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the Court will place an automatic stay upon filing, which stops creditors from collecting payments, garnishing wages, or repossessing property. They will then determine what, if any, non-exempt property they can seize and will use the proceeds from that property to repay a percentage to your creditors.

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Retirement Savings in Bankruptcy in Broomfield, CO

Debt Free Colorado

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy In Chapter 7, where non-exempt assets may be liquidated to pay creditors , IRAs are often protected up to a specific limit. Federal bankruptcy law provides an exemption for IRAs up to $1,512,350 per individual, which is adjusted periodically to account for inflation. Will I Preserve My 401(k) Plan in Bankruptcy?

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10 Common Questions About Bankruptcy

Debt Free Colorado

Are there Available Alternatives If You Have a Lot of Debt and don’t Want to File for Bankruptcy? Are My Creditors capable of appealing My Bankruptcy? What Debts are Discharged in Bankruptcy? A case may be changed from a Chapter 13 filing to a Chapter 7 liquidation if the debtor doesn’t make payments on time.

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Overview of Florida’s New Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act

Jimerson Firm

A receiver’s power to “use or transfer receivership property other than in the ordinary course of business” is a new and important departure from the common law powers of a receiver to sell property before judgment. The post Overview of Florida’s New Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act appeared first on Jimerson Birr Law Firm.

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JUST IN TIME: NEW BANKRUPTCY RELIEF FOR SMALL BUSINESSES – NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL

Collection Industry News

Creditors will also benefit from the lower costs, quicker proceedings, and increased certainty about the outcome of the process, if at the expense of some leverage. Owners now have a way to keep their equity ownership even over the objection of creditors.