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What happens if the presumption of abuse arises? If the presumption of abuse arises, creditors may have the right to file a motion to dismiss the case under § 707(b) of the Bankruptcy Code. The debtor may rebut the presumption by showing special circumstances. What is exempt property? The debtor is permitted by law to...Read More

Effective Monday, June 29, the Judicial Branch is targeting the resumption of limited operations in four additional courthouse locations: the Judicial District courthouses in Danbury, Orange and Stamford, and at the Geographical Area No.11 courthouse in Danielson. This expansion will bring the number of open courthouses to 17 –the Supreme and Appellate courts, 13 Superior...Read More

Governor Lamont and Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez announced that over 45 banks and credit unions have agreed to extend their voluntary participation in the CT Mortgage Relief Program, which provides relief to consumers facing financial hardship due to COVID-19. The program, launched on March 31, 2020 and set to expire on May 31, 2020 will...Read More

With 159 million Economic Impact Payments processed, the Internal Revenue Service reminds many low-income Americans who don’t usually file tax returns to register for a payment by October 15. Millions of low-income people and others who aren’t required to file a tax return may be eligible for an Economic Impact Payment and can easily register for a...Read More

Supreme & Appellate Courts Connecticut’s Supreme and Appellate Courts are hearing oral arguments remotely. Civil All civil pretrials, trial management conferences, and status conferences are currently being conducted remotely. Civil short calendar is being managed entirely remotely, with the exception of a small number of motions where one of the parties requests oral argument. Criminal...Read More

The Connecticut Judicial Branch is targeting the partial resumption of operations in three courthouses starting Monday, June 8, 2020, guided first and foremost by the overarching goal of protecting the health and safety of the public, bar, staff and judges, Chief Court Administrator Patrick L. Carroll III said today. The three courthouses are: the Middlesex...Read More

IMMEDIATE STAY on all evictions and ejectments through July 1, 2020. Sincerely, Theresa Rose DeGray Attorney at Law Consumer Legal Services, LLC 501 Boston Post Road, Unit #23 , Suite 103 Orange, CT 06477 Office: 203-713-8877 | Cell: 203-814-0600 | Fax: 203-738-1062 www.ConsumerLegalServicesLLC.com This message is from a debt relief agency. We help people file...Read More

Beginning today, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will issue Economic Impact Payments (EIP) to approximately 1.4 million SSI recipients with representative payees and 10.4 million Social Security beneficiaries with representative payees. The IRS will issue the EIPs via direct deposit and Direct Express starting today, May 22, to the same direct deposit account or Direct...Read More

I. Scope/Authority Under the authority of Section 51-193c of the Connecticut General Statutes and Section 4-4 of the Connecticut Practice Book, and consistent with the measures undertaken by the Judicial Branch to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the public health and civil preparedness emergencies declared by Governor Lamont related to COVID-19, Office...Read More