Bankruptcy and Debt under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

by Susan H. Seabury, Jack F. Williams

Overview

The men and women of the U.S. armed forces make enormous sacrifices on behalf of this country. As such, they have numerous rights and protections against creditor collection efforts, both built into the Bankruptcy Code and found in the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (formerly the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act). These additional protections can provide a significant amount of relief to servicemembers, whose financial situations can present unique challenges. Written by Jack Williams and Susan Seabury, Bankruptcy and Debt under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act covers the provisions of both the Act and the Bankruptcy Code that are designed to assist debtors in the armed forces, and discusses the instances that may thwart a servicemember’s eligibility for bankruptcy relief. Replete with case law, the book also contains the relevant sections of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act addressing servicemember protections related to litigation, debt collection and bankruptcy filings, and includes sample forms and letters. This handbook provides invaluable guidance to the attorney representing the servicemember, and explains the process, issues and implications to the servicemember.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014176934
Publisher:	American Bankruptcy Institute
Publication date:	03/30/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jack F. Williams, CIRA, CDBV, is a professor at Georgia State University College of Law and the Middle East Institute in Atlanta, where he teaches and/or conducts research in the areas of bankruptcy and business reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, taxation, Islamic Commercial Law and law and terrorism. Prof. Williams served as ABI’s inaugural Robert M. Zinman ABI Scholar in Residence (2001) and returned to that post a second time in 2008 and 2009, and he is the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors’ Scholar in Residence (2004-present). He has taught bankruptcy taxation to attorneys in the IRS’s Office of Chief Counsel as part of the New York University School of Law/IRS Continuing Professional Education Program to attorneys in the U.S. Department of Justice, to attorneys and other professionals in the Office of the U.S. Trustee and to bankruptcy judges as part of the U.S. Federal Judicial Center educational programming. Prof. Williams is a Fellow in the American College of Bankruptcy, has written seven books and more than 150 articles, and speaks frequently on a number of topics.

Susan H. Seabury is a director and special counsel with BDO Consulting, a division of BDO Seidman LLP in Atlanta. She has represented debtors, creditors and creditors’ committees both as counsel and as a financial advisor. Ms. Seabury has developed a model for preference litigation that has been used in several cases in multiple jurisdictions. She has also prepared expert reports for litigation in the areas of fraudulent conveyances and plan feasibility. Her case involvements have included a variety of industries including retail, real estate, transportation, hedge funds, telecommunications and wholesale distributions. Previously, Ms. Seabury practiced law with Lamberth, Bonapfel, Cifelli & Stokes, PA and with Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. She is a member of the Georgia Bar, several Federal Bars, the Atlanta Bar, ABI, the Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Advisors and the International Women in Restructuring Confederation.