{Consumer Bankruptcy Tips}

The New York Times had a great February 11 article in its Real Estate section (“Mediating in Slow Motion”) that highlights the challenges of fighting foreclosure in Connecticut.  The article features my clients and does a great job of examining the effectiveness (and lack of effectiveness) of Connecticut’s foreclosure mediation program. (Appropriate commentary from BAPCPA [...]

The “automatic stay” is a very important (and beneficial) bankruptcy concept for any Connecticut residents to understand if they’re contemplating bankruptcy.  It’s essentially like calling a time-out in your financial affairs. Perhaps an easy way to think about it is, the moment you file for bankruptcy, the automatic stay goes into effect “automatically” and it [...]