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Credit Counseling Requirement in Bankruptcy

In 2005, Congress passed and the president signed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA), a bankruptcy reform law. One of the new requirements BAPCPA imposes on a new bankruptcy debtor is to receive credit counseling from an approved credit counseling agency before the bankruptcy filing. A lawyer experienced in consumer credit and bankruptcy law can help educate debtors about these new counseling requirements.

Credit Counseling Briefing

Specifically, a debtor must receive an "individual or group briefing" from a nonprofit budget and credit counseling agency within 180 days before filing for bankruptcy. The briefing can be in person, by telephone or via the Internet. The law provides that the briefing must "[outline] the opportunities for available credit counseling and [assist] such individual in performing a related budget analysis." If a debt management plan is developed in the course of the required counseling, it must be filed with the bankruptcy court. 

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Credit Counseling Course


 
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