What is a Bankruptcy Petition Preparer?
Posted by | Posted on 28-08-2010
A bankruptcy petition preparer is defined as an individual or company who is not a lawyer nor works for a law firm that will assist your document preparation for your bankruptcy filing. The generation of bankruptcy forms in the primary duty of the bankruptcy petition preparer. Sounds convenient, right? It certainly can be if you are in the position to spend the money, however there are drawbacks to spending your money with a petition preparer vs. an experienced bankruptcy attorney.
Some of the differences between a bankruptcy petition preparer and a bankruptcy attorney are obvious to some – the bankruptcy petition preparer cannot give you legal advice nor can they serve as your bankruptcy court representative. B