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What Is the Automatic Stay in Bankruptcy?

Get a Breath of Air With Bankruptcy

The experience of serious debt problems is like drowning. Every month, you find that you owe more than you earn. Many people find short-term solutions by paying debts with their credit cards or through payday loans, but these solutions create far worse problems with high, compounding interest rates. Before long, many people find that their debt problems grow deeper and deeper, and they are drowning in debt.

If you feel like you are drowning in debt that keeps growing, and you just need a breath of fresh air, contact us. The Indiana bankruptcy law attorneys of Walton Legal Services can help you find that fresh of breath air through Chapter 7 bankruptcy or Chapter 13 bankruptcy.

Walton Legal Services: More than 30 years | More than 30,000 bankruptcies filed

How Bankruptcy Stops Creditors

The law provides an automatic stay for debtors filing for bankruptcy. The automatic stay prohibits creditors and their agents from any collections activities. During the entire course of the bankruptcy proceedings, including the three-year or five-year Chapter 13 bankruptcy repayment period, they are not allowed to call you, contact you in any way.

The breathing room offered by the automatic stay could provide you with an opportunity to:

The automatic stay is a short-term solution — a chance to regain your footing. Let us help you use this opportunity to find long-term debt-relief solutions. We want to help you find the road to financial freedom.

If you are looking for an Indianapolis debt-relief lawyer to help you find the road to financial freedom, call one of our Indianapolis law offices, call our Columbus, Indiana, office or contact us online. We offer free initial consultations, and we give you detailed up-front information about our fee arrangements, so there will be no surprises.

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East Office
Walton Legal Services 5680 Caito Drive, Suite 114
(I-465 and East 56th Street)
Indianapolis, IN 46226

Indianapolis Law Office Phone: 317-225-5264
Toll Free: 888-676-6621
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Indianapolis, IN 46224

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Columbus, IN 47201

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