By Glenn A. Brown, DMD, MBA on January 26, 2009
The short answer is Yes.
Chapter 13 bankruptcy is typically designed to help working individuals protect assets like their home and automobile while adhering to a plan that ensures your creditors are paid. You can seek the help of an experienced bankruptcy lawyer in structuring a three to five year payment plan that will allow you [...]
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By Glenn A. Brown, DMD, MBA on January 7, 2009
Over the past several months, most have come to realize no industry is immune from the recession we are facing. Local Pennsylvania hospitals can be added to the list of entities suffering from the present financial crisis.
The Health System Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) released results of a survey conducted in December of 160 hospitals [...]
Posted in In the News | Tagged Debt Relief, economy, financial crisis, hospitals, Pennsylvania
By Glenn A. Brown, DMD, MBA on December 30, 2008
Our bankruptcy law firm often gets the question..”What is an automatic stay and will it stop foreclosure proceedings?”
Let’s assume you are receiving letters from your mortgage company threatening to foreclose on your home. From the moment you file for bankruptcy protection, your creditor must stop their foreclosure and collection efforts. Yes! Their calls to your job, threatening [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged automatic stay, bankruptcy protection, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Debt Relief, save your home, stop foreclosure, US Bankruptcy Code
By Glenn A. Brown, DMD, MBA on March 18, 2008
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 requires:
(a) A debt relief agency shall…
(1) not later than 5 business days after the first date on which such agency provides any bankruptcy assistance services to an assisted person, but prior to such assisted person’s petition under this title being filed, execute a written contract [...]
Posted in Bankruptcy | Tagged BAPCPA, chapter 11, chapter 13, Chapter 7 bankruptcy, Debt Relief