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Florida Bankruptcy Exemptions Provide Protection

Florida Bankruptcy Exemptions Chapter 7 bankruptcy is what most people would think of when they think “bankruptcy.” It is the process by which individuals have many or all of their debts discharged. This is achieved through a liquidation process by which many of the debtor’s assets are sold. The proceeds from this liquidation are then used to satisfy creditors. Whatever debt is leftover is, in many cases, then wiped out, giving the debtor a clean slate. This process may seem frightening,[...]

Awaiting Supreme Court’s Bankruptcy Protection Decision

Bankruptcy Protection The United States Supreme Court is in session and for the second year in a row, it has an important bankruptcy case on its docket, Wellness International Network Ltd. v. Sharif.  As mentioned in an earlier post on Adam Law Group last year, the Supreme Court in Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison, 134 S. Ct. 2165 (2014) passed on providing clarification regarding the power of bankruptcy courts to decide issues “stemming from” bankruptcy protection proceeding[...]

Florida Couple Recovers $1 Million for Harassing Phone Calls

FLORIDA COURT AWARDS $1 MILLION TO COUPLE RECEIVING HARASSING PHONE CALLS Anyone that has ever fallen behind on a debt, knows that what usually follows are harassing phone calls, a lot of them, from the creditor or a collection agency on their behalf attempting to obtain payment of the debt.  There’s a fine line between taking reasonable efforts to collect a debt and engaging in harassment.  Consumer protection laws, like the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and others, seek to ensure tha[...]