Michigan Bankruptcy Blog
Posts from March 2011.
Did You Know? | Creditors have affirmative duty to release garnishments following bankruptcy filing.
Posted by: Laura J. Genovich
In the "Did You Know?" section of the Michigan Bankruptcy Blog, we feature opinions that are not newly issued but that may be helpful for Michigan bankruptcy practitioners.
When a person files bankruptcy, most collection actions are automatically stayed. Subject to certain exceptions, Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code prohibits the commencement or continuation of an action to recover a pre-petition claim, the enforcement of a pre-petition judgment, and any act to collect a pre-petition claim against the debtor, among other things.
