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Recent and Upcoming Changes to Bankruptcy Law That Affect Your Rights as a Creditor

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The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 ("SBRA"), the Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need ("HAVEN") Act, and the Family Farmer Relief Act were enacted into law on August 23, 2019. This alert summarizes these...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Veterans Disability Benefits Now Protected in Bankruptcy Proceedings

Eliminating a cruel quirk in federal bankruptcy law, legislation signed into law by President Trump on August 23, 2019, protects veterans disability benefits from creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. "By protecting their...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

HAVEN ACT Provides Military Veterans With Increased Income Protections In Bankruptcy

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Military veterans often pay a heavy toll for their service from a physical, emotional and even financial standpoint. A new federal law— the Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 or the HAVEN Act— aims to...more

Holland & Knight LLP

President Signs HAVEN Act to Assist Veterans in Bankruptcy Matters

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President Donald Trump on Aug. 23, 2019, signed the Honoring American Veterans in Extreme Need Act of 2019 (HAVEN Act) into law. The HAVEN Act was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Defending Our Veterans: Excluding Veterans' Benefits from Current Monthly Income - ABI Journal

Part of the mission of ABI’s newly formed Task Force for Veterans and Servicemembers Affairs is to “remediate and prevent adverse debt concerns and impacts on veterans and servicemembers to ensure that we financially...more

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