How does the automatic stay protected me from creditors during a Chapter 11 bankruptcy?

The automatic stay is a powerful legal tool that helps individuals in South Carolina who file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protect themselves from creditors. The automatic stay goes into effect as soon as your bankruptcy is filed and acts as an injunction suspending most (but not all) collection actions against you. Put simply, it serves as a "block" to creditors trying to collect from you while you are in bankruptcy. The automatic stay prevents creditors from filing or continuing any lawsuits, collection efforts, or attempts to collect debts you may owe them. Additionally, the automatic stay forces creditors to return any property or wages they seized from you if they had already taken them prior to your filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Furthermore, the automatic stay stops creditors from calling, emailing, or otherwise contacting you about any debt you owe them. The automatic stay also prohibits your landlords from evicting you or from continuing any eviction process that had already begun against you. Finally, the automatic stay stops creditors from reporting negative information about you to any credit bureaus. In sum, the automatic stay is an incredibly valuable tool for individuals in South Carolina who are filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy that helps stop creditors from attempting to collect debts or other assets from you.

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