Being a Las Vegas Lawyer I’m versed in dealing with both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies. Unfortunately, Las vegas can be viewed as the Bankruptcy capital of the United states. So, before considering a a Las Vegas Bankruptcy you should know what bankruptcy can do for you. This post is a brief essay on the automatic stay in Bankruptcy. Upon declaring bankruptcy, as a debtor, an automatic stay is introduced. What an automatic stay prohibits lenders from doing certain measures. For example, once bankruptcy is filed a creditor cannot due the foregoing: Commence or continue a lawsuit towards you in any attempt to collect the financial obligations which you presumably owe. Carry on with any collection calls. Once personal bankruptcy is filed a collection agency must cease and desist all attempts to collect any alleged debts. All repossessions must stop. Please be aware that if you are behind on payments, filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy can in the short term stop the repossession of your car. But, the stay is just non permanent. The creditor’s can be able to reposess your car if they decide to file a request to lift the automatic stay. Filing bankruptcy can stop the foreclosure sale of your house. Again, with a chapter 7 personal bankruptcy, it is temporary. A chapter 13 bankruptcy can afford you more protection if your goal would be to stop a foreclosure sale. Filing bankruptcy can stop the garnishment of your wages. This automatic stay can last until the following: 1. At the request of a creditor, the judge may lift the automatic stay. 2. The item of property no longer is associated with the person declaring personal bankruptcy. 3. The debtor gets the discharge. This occurs during when a chapter 7 bankruptcy is filed and a foreclosure and /or repossession is temporarily stopped. After the debtor gets a discharge a creditor is then free to purse repossession and foreclosure on the debtor’s residence. Therefore, with an automatic stay, a personal bankruptcy can allow you to get your financial affairs together, provide you relief from bothering calls from creditors, and cease the garnishing of your salary. However, remember in the case of a chapter 7 bankruptcy these results are only short-term. Being a Las Vegas Bankruptcy Lawyer I’m versed in dealing with both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies. Unfortunately, Las vegas can be viewed as the Bankruptcy capital of the United states. So, before considering a a Las Vegas Bankruptcy you should know what a bankruptcy does. This post is a brief essay on the automatic stay in Bankruptcy.