Whether the debtors Attorney is a Debt Relief Agency?

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Whether the Attorney is a Debt Relief Agency

Talk briefly about section (526-528 of chapter 5 of the bankruptcy code

Pursuant to the implementation of (526-528 in 2005 lawyers providing bankruptcy assistance to a consumer debtors can now be referred to as debt relief agencies (Vergos , 2009 . Bankruptcy assistance as defined includes providing information , advice , counsel , document preparation , or filing , or attendance at a creditors meeting or appearing in a case or proceeding on behalf of anothers or providing legal representation with respect to a case or

proceeding under the Code (Vergos , 2009 . The lawyer might a debt relief agency even if the lawyer does not practice bankruptcy law the debt relief agency can broadly encompass areas such as the following

The attorney for a divorce client who wants to know how the bankruptcy of a spouse might affect him /her

The divorce lawyer providing advice about the bankruptcy effect of certain provisions pertaining to a divorce settlement

Representation of an individual in a preference case

Attendance of the (341 meeting of creditors in the bankruptcy of the client 's ex-spouse

Representation by a lawyer of a class of consumers against a large company who s a chapter 11

Lawyers who fill out a proof of claim on behalf of a consumer debtor (Vergos , 2009

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The designation as debt relief agency ' subjects one to professional responsibilities , required disclosures , and communications as well as advertising restrictions mandated in 526 , 527 and 528 of the 2005 act...