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Is it Hard to Rent an Apartment After Bankruptcy?

It can be hard to rent an apartment after bankruptcy, but there are ways to increase your chances of doing so. Bankruptcy, a legal way to have many debts forgiven, can be your best option for getting out of debt and getting a fresh start on rebuilding your life; but having a bankruptcy on your record can make it more difficult to rent an apartment. At the Adam Law Group, our Jacksonville bankruptcy attorneys understand what you are going through. We recognize that many hard-working and r[...]

Common Mistakes When Filing for Bankruptcy

  Bankruptcy is not a process to be entered into lightly. This is because bankruptcy can have a significant impact on a number of different aspects of your life. While bankruptcy can ultimately be advantageous to some people and offer them an opportunity to rebuild their credit, for others the bankruptcy process is much less pleasant. The following will review some of the common mistakes people make when filing for bankruptcy. Our hope is that you will avoid making these mistakes in the fut[...]

Enforcing the Automatic Stay

The decision to declare bankruptcy is not an easy one and many find themselves feeling overwhelmed or stressed by the decision or the process.  In most cases, the stress is two-fold: financial stress and emotional stress.  The emotional stress is often caused by, or at least exacerbated by the near constant reminder of debt from creditor calls and letters. The Bankruptcy Code has within it a provision that often helps alleviate some of this stress once bankruptcy is declared: the automatic sta[...]