Written by Rohan Lamprecht.
Comments by Eugene Prinsloo
Partner at Meecham, Prinsloo & Associates. Paralegal Practitioners.
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Bankruptcy
Once thought of as something that happened only to businesses, bankruptcy is an option that has become increasingly popular for individuals. Bankruptcy is a form of debt eradication and is probably the most effective and efficient debt solution currently available.
More and more people are using bankruptcy as a way of eliminating unmanageable debt, which is why the number of individuals filing for bankruptcy has grown worldwide considerably in the last few years.
Bankruptcy in South Africa can be obtained in more ways than one, depending whether the debtor is a natural person or a legal entity .
The term 'Natural Person' includes a single male or female, a couple married in community of property, a person married out of community of property, a sole proprietor and a partnership, while the term ' Legal Entity ' includes Close Corporations, Private Companies, Public Companies, etc.
Bankruptcy should be considered if you are insolvent and creditors have either threatened or already started to institute legal proceedings against you in order to:
1) Attach your assets to have it sold on a sheriff's auction. assets usually fetch very poor prices on these auctions, due to the fact that there's no reserve price and the auctions are poorly advertised. The proceeds of such an auction is then diminished even further by the deduction of various fees and commissions, such as removal and storage fees, sheriff's fees or auctioneer's commission, the legal fees of the relevant creditor and the collection commissions charged by attorneys or collection agencies.
2) Attach a portion of your salary in terms of a court order, subject to legal fees, collection commissions and interest;
3) Attach debts due to you or your business (accounts still payable by your clients) in terms of a court order, subject to legal fees, collection commission and interest.
Creditor will usually keep instituting legal proceedings against you until the debt has been settled in full, including the interest on the capital amount, legal fees, collection commissions and disbursements. The legal fees are usually charged on attorney - client scale, which could easily result in exuberant legal fees being charged.
The main purpose of bankruptcy is to give an honest debtor a "fresh start" in life by relieving them of their debts, subject to certain terms and conditions. If a debtor becomes insolvent, they might consider filing for bankruptcy as a debt solution in order:
1) To stay legal proceedings and end the harassment by creditor , their attorneys and debt collectors;
2) To stop paying creditor for years to come, as these payments are first utilized for payment of the creditors' attorneys' legal fees, collection commission and interest, before finally effecting a set-off against the capital debt;
3) To solve a debt problem where creditor are uncompromising or unwilling to accept alternative options, in order to restructure the debt repayment in affordable installments;
4) To have an impartial person liquidate assets and distribute the proceeds amongst creditor in an orderly fashion, without undue preference occurring to anyone;
5) To avoid paying unjustifiable amounts for bad business decisions, mistakes or unforeseeable economical changes over which the debtor had no control, ultimately resulting in a state of insolvency;
6) To enable a insolvent person to make a clean break and to afford them the opportunity to start rebuilding their financial life anew.
Bankruptcy should only be considered once you have obtained enough information on the subject to make an informed decision.
To obtain information or to see if you qualify contact:
eugene@skuld.co.za
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EUGENE PRINSLOO
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Paralegal Practitioners
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I am able to consult on the following matters:
GETTING RID OF DEBT
1) Insolvency applications.
2) Debt assessments.
3) Debt Review/Debt Counselling.
4) Debt Mediation in terms of the National Credit Act.
5) Removal of debt review, administration orders, and salary attachments/garnishee orders.
6) Credit profile clearance.
7) Any matter related to debt or debt collection where you feel you are being harassed or treated unfairly.
8) Tenant rights and eviction advice.
RENTAL MEDIATION
1) Landlord / Tenant Disputes
2) Blacklisting of bad payers
3) Credit Checks
4) Drafting of Agreements
5) Advice
ASSET PROTECTION
1) Trust registrations.
2) Business registrations.
ACQUIRING DEBT
1) Debt consolidation.
2) Buying a property, getting a home loan.
3) Second bonds.
4) Alternative property finance.
5) Advice on secured and unsecured debts. Short term loans.
6) Buying and financing a vehicle.
COLLECTING DEBT
When you are owed money, whether you are a person or business.
1) Debt collection for individuals.
2) Debt collection for business or Commercial debt collection.
3) Black listing or Default listing of debtors.
4) Debtors management.
5) Credit policy audits.
6) Debtor tracing.
CRIMINAL RECORDS
1) Verification of criminal records for employment or private use.
2) Removal of criminal records.
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Paralegal Practitioners cannot be held liable for any investment/legal decisions made based on the adv
