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At Risk Of Arrest For Not Paying Your Debts?

By Cathy Moran

This fake arrest warrant is wrong in so many ways.

Repeat after me: we don’t jail people for debt.

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We’re from the IRS and we’re here to help

Phone tip to avoid arrest

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About Cathy Moran

I'm a veteran bankruptcy lawyer and consumer advocate in California's Silicon Valley. I write, teach, and speak in the hopes of expanding understanding of how bankruptcy can make life better in a family's future.

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About The Soapbox

You’ve arrived at the Bankruptcy Soapbox, a resource of bankruptcy information and consumer law.

Soapbox is a companion site to Bankruptcy in Brief, where I try to be largely explanatory and even handed (Note I said “try”).

Here, I allow myself to tell stories and express strong opinions. We dig deeper into how to consider bankruptcy and navigate a bankruptcy case.

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Bankruptcy specialists for individuals and small businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area

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How One Family Settled Huge Debt For Pennies

Almost everyone wants to settle debt rather than file bankruptcy. But how about settling debt using bankruptcy? Here's how one family pulled it off. When they started the Chapter 13 trek, they owed $370,000 in personal loans and credit cards. As they completes the plan, they will have settled that debt for … Read more

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