Criminal charges can also lead to civil claims against you. Bankruptcy can help with certain crucial aspects of civil litigation. Criminal and Civil Law As we discussed last week, bankruptcy does not write off criminal fines or restitution. And the “automatic stay,” which stops ... Read More »
Bankruptcy Helps Even If It Can’t Write off Criminal Debts
Bankruptcy can’t write off criminal fines or restitution. None of its Chapters can. But bankruptcy can still help in other crucial ways. Life Happens You are having trouble financially making ends meet. Life’s tense and frustrating, so you do something not so wise and get ... Read More »
Criminal Debts Are Not Discharged in Bankruptcy, and Yet . . .
Although bankruptcy can’t write off criminal debts, it can still help in indirect but essential ways. If filing a bankruptcy case does not discharge criminal debts, how could it possibly help? In a number of practical ways, bankruptcy enables you to focus on your criminal defense and to ... Read More »
Making Sense of Bankruptcy: Important Exceptions to the Protections of the “Automatic Stay”
Almost all attempts by creditors to collect debts are immediately stopped when you file bankruptcy. But here are some special exceptions. Here’s a one-sentence summary of today’s blog post: The “automatic stay” gives you crucial protection from creditor collections as soon as your ... Read More »
Making Sense of Bankruptcy: How Neither Chapter 7 nor Chapter 13 Can Write off Debts from a Criminal Conviction But Can Still Provide Crucial Help
Bankruptcy can allow you to focus on your criminal defense costs and debts, as well as potentially avoid other expenses and obligations. Here’s the sentence that we’re explaining in today’s blog post, phrase by phrase: Criminal fines, fees and restitution can’t be ... Read More »
