privacy

Protect your privacy in bankruptcy – Redact!

by David Leibowitz, Illinois and Wisconsin Bankruptcy Attorney

Your bankruptcy petition is a public record. Anybody, and I mean anybody, can learn an awful lot about you by looking at your bankruptcy papers. Protect yourself by insisting on redaction.

Bankruptcy and privacy – your “personally identifiable information” must be protected

by David Leibowitz, Illinois and Wisconsin Bankruptcy Attorney

Your bankruptcy is a public record. In some places, bankruptcy filings might even be published in a local newspaper. It will be on your credit report for as long as 10 years. Still, you are entitled to privacy – even in bankruptcy. Personally identifiable information must be protected. Your social security number will be disclosed [...]