Legal Opinion
In Re Attorneys at Law and Debt Relief Agencies
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided October 17, 2005No. 19-40191PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LAMAR W. DAVIS, JR., Chief Judge.
The issue before the Court is whether amendments to the Bankruptcy Code, which become effective today, regulating Debt Relief Agencies apply to attorneys licensed to practice law who are members of the Bar of this Court.
The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (“BAPC-PA”) established new and significant restrictions on the activities of debt relief agencies. 11 U.S.C. §§ 526, 527 and 528. They require “debt relief agencies” who render “bankruptcy assistance” to enter written contracts with “assisted persons,” disclose the extent…
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