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What is an Emergency Bankruptcy Filing?

Sawin & Shea

An automatic stay is an injunction prohibiting creditors from collecting debts. If you’re in an emergency situation such as wage garnishment, eviction, or pending repossession filing an emergency bankruptcy may be right for you. It’s not always clear when it’s the right time to file for emergency bankruptcy.

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Why you might want to file for bankruptcy

Roths Child Law

Put an end to creditor collection activities. Typically, you’ll receive a stay of debt collection activities as soon as a judge receives your bankruptcy petition. Once the stay goes into effect, creditors are no longer able to call, write letters or file lawsuits in an effort to collect a past-due balance.

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NCLC report: States that Put Families at Risk of Poverty During the Covid Crisis

Public Citizen

The National Consumer Law Center issued a report on the impact of debt-collection during the pandemic and state laws that help, or harm, struggling families. Communities of color are disproportionately burdened by debt, disproportionately subject to judgments in collection lawsuits, and disproportionately subject to wage garnishment.

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What Happens to My Personal Loan After Bankruptcy?

Sawin & Shea

If you fail to repay an unsecured personal loan, the lender cannot repossess your assets. Repossession deficiency claims. Unlike unsecured personal loans, secured loans involve some form of collateral that the lender can repossess if the borrower fails to make payments. Unsecured loans are loans that don’t have collateral.

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How to Stop Creditor Harassment

Debt Free Colorado

Know How to Stop Creditor Harassment & Wage Garnishment Debt can be a heavy burden. Wage garnishment is a legal procedure where a creditor obtains a court order to withhold part of your earnings from your paycheck to repay a debt. This stops creditor harassment and wage garnishment for most debts. What is Wage Garnishment?

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How Late Can You Be on a Car Payment, Mortgage or Other Bill?

Credit Corp

Car Repossession It’s important to realize that an auto loan is a type of secured loan. This process is referred to as repossession. Laws regarding car repossessions vary from state to state. Laws regarding car repossessions vary from state to state. How Late on Your Car Payments Can You Be Before the Car Is Repossessed?

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The Automatic Stay and Bankruptcy

Sawin & Shea

Many people worry that bankruptcy will simply delay the inevitable, such as a lawsuit, wage garnishment, or a foreclosure, and that their creditors will still come after them. During an automatic stay, all parties or entities mentioned above are prohibited from collecting on debts you incurred before filing for bankruptcy.