Being a Las Vegas Lawyer I’m versed in working with both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies. Regrettably, Las vegas can be considered the Bankruptcy capital of the US. So, before considering filing for a Las Vegas Bankruptcy you need to 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 enacted. What an automatic stay forbids creditors from doing certain measures. For example, once bankruptcy is filed a creditor cannot due the following: Commence or continue a court action towards you in any effort to collect the debts that you allegedly owe. Carry on with any collection calls. Once bankruptcy is filed a collection agency must cease and desist all attempts to collect any alleged debts. All repossessions must stop. Please note that if you are behind on payments, filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy can temporarily stop the repossession of your car. But, the stay is only 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. Once again, with a chapter 7 bankruptcy, it is temporary. A chapter 13 bankruptcy can afford you more protection in case 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 the creditor, the judge may lift the automatic stay. 2. The item of property no longer belongs to the individual declaring bankruptcy. 3. The debtor gets the discharge. This happens during when a chapter 7 bankruptcy is filed and a foreclosure and /or repossession is briefly 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 bankruptcy can allow you to get your economic affairs together, provide you relief from harassing calls from creditors, and stop the garnishing of your salary. But, 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 working with both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcies. Regrettably, Las vegas can be considered the Bankruptcy capital of the US. So, before considering filing for a Las Vegas Bankruptcy you need to know what a bankruptcy does. This post is a brief essay on the automatic stay in Bankruptcy.