Contact: John Hartgen
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LATEST ABI
PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS PROTECTIONS FOR FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED MEMBERS OF
THE U.S. ARMED FORCES
size='3'>June 24, 2009 Alexandria, Va.
– To highlight the numerous rights and protections that members of
the U.S. armed forces have against creditor collection efforts, both
built into the Bankruptcy Code and found in the Servicemembers Civil
Relief Act, the American Bankruptcy Institute
released Bankruptcy and
Debt under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
size='3'> These additional protections can
provide a significant amount of relief to servicemembers, whose
financial situations can present unique challenges given their enormous
sacrifices on behalf of this country. Written by former ABI Resident
Scholar Prof. Jack
Williams of Georgia State University College
of Law (Atlanta) and
size='3'>Susan Seabury of BDO Seidman, LLP
(Atlanta), Bankruptcy
and Debt under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
size='3'>covers the provisions of both the Act and the Bankruptcy Code
that are designed to assist debtors in the armed forces, and discusses
the instances that may thwart a servicemember’s eligibility for
bankruptcy relief. In addition to case law, the book also contains the
relevant sections of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act addressing
servicemember protections related to litigation, debt collection and
bankruptcy filings, and includes sample forms and
letters.
Members of the press interested
in interviewing the authors should contact John Hartgen at 703-894-5935
or jhartgen@abiworld.org
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Bankruptcy and Debt under the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act is available
for pre-order ($25 ABI members; $45 non-members) at ABI's Online
Bookstore. Click here to order.
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