Legal Question in Bankruptcy in New York

Re: Frozen Bank Accounts

HIRE A LAWYER to get your bankruptcy petition filed pronto. Borrow the money to pay the lawyer from relatives, friends, colleagues, whomever; most lawyers won't file a bankruptcy petition without being paid first.

Getting the petition filed should put an end to the frozen bank account. If it does not, TELL YOUR LAWYER.

Bankruptcy is no longer an easy proceeding; the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention Act of 2005 has made it a quagmire, ready to entrap the unwary.

If you cannot afford an attorney, and your income is low enough to fall within their guidelines, Legal Aid provides excellent, free/low-cost legal services. There's a Legal Aid office in every county in NY; you can find them in the Yellow Pages. They are NOT charity; the lawyers are paid and the funding does not come through private donations or through taxes.

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