No…not Debtors’ Prison (unless it is child support or some taxes). It is not all that unusual that someone who files a Bankruptcy case goes to jail later, or someone already in jail or prison wants to file a Bankruptcy
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Bankruptcy Questions Answered by Georgia Bankruptcy Law Professionals
The Georgia Bankruptcy Law Network, published by The Law Office of Scott B. Riddle, focuses on bankruptcy law and related litigation in Georgia. The blog covers topics such as individual and business bankruptcy filings under Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13, bankruptcy litigation, and issues involving the purchase and sale of assets in bankruptcy. It also addresses business and commercial litigation, including real estate and construction disputes. The blog provides practical guidance on procedural and substantive bankruptcy matters, creditor-debtor rights, and legal strategies in bankruptcy and related commercial litigation contexts. It also discusses constitutional rights in bankruptcy cases and alerts readers to scams involving court impersonations.
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Should I Tell Creditors I Am Planning To File For Bankruptcy?
This question comes up fairly regularly. Is it a good idea, or totally useless, to tell your creditors that you are planning on filing for Bankruptcy, have hired a Bankruptcy lawyer, or you are going to file for Bankruptcy at…
Can I Be Arrested If I Don’t Pay My Debts?
Although Debtors Prison was a reality in the United States a couple hundred years ago, and still exists in other countries, you cannot go to jail or prison, or even be lawfully arrested, merely for owing a debt. It does…
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How To Prepare For An Audit By The U.S. Trustee.
As we discussed in this prior post, the United States Trustee’s office will randomly audit Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases (as many as one in every 250 cases), and will audit other cases because there is something in…
The U.S. Trustee Wants To Review My Case! Should I Be Worried?
If you find that your Bankruptcy case is being reviewed by the United States Trustee it is not necessarily a bad sign but it is something you will want to discuss with your lawyer. It might seem especially scary if…