by Mark J. Markus | Apr 16, 2020 | automatic stay, Bankruptcy Law, chapter 11, chapter 13, chapter 7, Miscellaneous
Stimulus Check Payments Are Not Protected From Creditors We all anxiously await the first round of Stimulus Check payments from the government. But Congress did not protect these funds from collections by Creditors. Therefore, if a creditor (someone to whom you owe...
by Mark J. Markus | Aug 24, 2011 | automatic stay, Bankruptcy Law, evictions/landlord/tenant
How Evictions Are Handled In Bankruptcy This article has been updated: See the updated article on stopping evictions with bankruptcy. A frequently asked question I get is whether someone can file a bankruptcy case to stop a landlord from evicting them from their...
by Mark J. Markus | Jun 5, 2011 | automatic stay, Bankruptcy Law, chapter 7
Your Bank Can Freeze Funds In Your Account When You File Chapter 7 One fact pattern I see repeatedly are clients who filed a Chapter 7 case and then find out to their horror that their bank, to whom they do NOT owe any money, has frozen the funds in their account. How...
