Blog Posts in May, 2017
Posted on May 29, 2017 By The Presser Law Firm, P.A.
International Asset Protection is the legal process of titling both your personal and business assets to put them beyond the reach of future potential threats and creditors using International Trusts, ...
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Posted on May 22, 2017 By The Presser Law Firm, P.A.
Yes. The new bankruptcy laws now fully protects: 1) Social Security benefits, unemployment compensation and local public assistance payments; 2) veterans’ benefits; 3) disability, illness and ...
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Posted on May 15, 2017 By The Presser Law Firm, P.A.
Welfare payments are usually exempt from creditor claims; but again, the state laws on this are not uniform. Some states partially protect welfare payments, others provide no protection. Public ...
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Posted on May 8, 2017 By The Presser Law Firm, P.A.
The portion of your paycheck a creditor can garnish is limited by both federal and state laws. As with any other state exemption, each state set its own wage protection limitations. Some states ...
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Posted on May 1, 2017 By The Presser Law Firm, P.A.
Most states partly protect household furniture from creditor claims. Again, you must check your state exemptions. The new Bankruptcy Act also protects furnishings to a modest value. Moreover, ordinary ...
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