Minnesota Bankruptcy Filings Surge
Bankruptcy attorneys all over the state are reporting surging caseloads. That’s because strapped Minnesotans are rushing to file before a complicated new law takes effect in October.
President Bush signed a bill in April that overhauls the U.S. bankruptcy code. Some say the new law will make it tougher to wipe personal debts clean.
The new law goes into full effect on October 17th.
Arden Hills bankruptcy attorney Barbara May says her monthly filings have grown from 20 to 50.
New Brighton bankruptcy attorneys Prescott and Pearson filed 240 cases last month. That’s up from the typical 150 to 180 a month.
The nearly 4,000 chapter seven filings in the first three months of the year is about 15 percent higher than last year.
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