Comments on: If I file for bankruptcy, will I go to jail? http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/ Real Lawyers, Real Solutions Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:34:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: You Won't Go to Jail if You Can't Pay Your Bills | Kansas Bankruptcy Law Information http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-34813 You Won't Go to Jail if You Can't Pay Your Bills | Kansas Bankruptcy Law Information Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:53:15 +0000 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/#comment-34813 [...] You won’t have to worry about missing court dates and bench warrants.  And, you won’t go to jail for filing  bankruptcy if you are honest, and make full disclosure and play by the [...] [...] You won’t have to worry about missing court dates and bench warrants.  And, you won’t go to jail for filing  bankruptcy if you are honest, and make full disclosure and play by the [...]

]]> By: Jacksonville Debt Collectors Sued for $1.3 Million at Bankruptcy Law Network - Real Lawyers, Real Solutions http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-7372 Jacksonville Debt Collectors Sued for $1.3 Million at Bankruptcy Law Network - Real Lawyers, Real Solutions Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:50:06 +0000 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/#comment-7372 [...] The lawsuit alleges that the defendants employed such illegal collections tactics as impersonating attorneys and state officials, threatening arrest and collecting excessive fees. “Debt collection agencies should never resort to threats or intimidation as the means by which funds are eventually collected,” said Attorney General McCollum. “Consumers under financial burdens deserve our protection and consideration, not the predatory nature of these allegations.” [...] [...] The lawsuit alleges that the defendants employed such illegal collections tactics as impersonating attorneys and state officials, threatening arrest and collecting excessive fees. “Debt collection agencies should never resort to threats or intimidation as the means by which funds are eventually collected,” said Attorney General McCollum. “Consumers under financial burdens deserve our protection and consideration, not the predatory nature of these allegations.” [...]

]]> By: Can I Go to Jail if I Don’t Pay My Debt? at Bankruptcy Law Network - Real Lawyers, Real Solutions http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-3984 Can I Go to Jail if I Don’t Pay My Debt? at Bankruptcy Law Network - Real Lawyers, Real Solutions Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:29:20 +0000 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/#comment-3984 [...] See also this related BLN article. [...] [...] See also this related BLN article. [...]

]]> By: Stephen Otto, Attorney at Law http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Stephen Otto, Attorney at Law Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:28:51 +0000 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/#comment-39 I too sometimes encounter surprised looks when I inform people that failure to miss a credit card payment or two will not lead to immediate incarceration or a criminal indictment. As long as you are honest and sincere in your financial dealings, you are not committing a crime. I too sometimes encounter surprised looks when I inform people that failure to miss a credit card payment or two will not lead to immediate incarceration or a criminal indictment. As long as you are honest and sincere in your financial dealings, you are not committing a crime.

]]> By: Cathy Moran http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Cathy Moran Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:37:34 +0000 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/#comment-30 My clients are frequently concerned that they might be thrown in jail if they don't pay their credit card bills. I explain that we outlawed debtor's prison well over 200 years ago in this country. There is nothing criminal about simply not paying your debts. Cathy Moran My clients are frequently concerned that they might be thrown in jail if they don’t pay their credit card bills. I explain that we outlawed debtor’s prison well over 200 years ago in this country. There is nothing criminal about simply not paying your debts.

Cathy Moran

]]> By: SC Bankruptcy Blog » » Go Directly to Jail? http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/comment-page-1/#comment-29 SC Bankruptcy Blog » » Go Directly to Jail? Wed, 07 Feb 2007 19:01:33 +0000 http://www.bankruptcylawnetwork.com/2007/02/07/if-i-file-for-bankruptcy-will-i-go-to-jail/#comment-29 [...] Over at the Bankruptcy Law Network, a group blog in which I participate with some very smart consumer bankruptcy attorneys all over the country, I’ve just posted about debtors who are told by collection agencies that if they file for bankruptcy they’re somehow committing a crime. It never ceases to amaze me - the depths to which some unscrupulous collector types will sink in order to grasp just one more dollar.  Filed In: Bankruptcy, Elsewhere in Other Blogs [...] [...] Over at the Bankruptcy Law Network, a group blog in which I participate with some very smart consumer bankruptcy attorneys all over the country, I’ve just posted about debtors who are told by collection agencies that if they file for bankruptcy they’re somehow committing a crime. It never ceases to amaze me – the depths to which some unscrupulous collector types will sink in order to grasp just one more dollar.  Filed In: Bankruptcy, Elsewhere in Other Blogs [...]

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