Sort the Action: Stayed, Exception, or Ask the Court
Categorize common post-filing actions by stay-sensitive response path.
comparison Sort each post-filing action into the safest first response path. Likely stay-sensitive: stop and review Possible statutory exception: verify carefully Court channel: seek or monitor relief Likely ordinary case administration Continue a prepetition collection lawsuit against the debtor Send a payment reminder on a prepetition credit-card balance Repossess a car after learning of the filing Continue a criminal proceeding against the debtor Process a domestic-support issue that may fall within an exception File a motion asking the bankruptcy court for relief from the stay File a proof of claim by the bar date Update the creditor's bankruptcy notice address
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