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Albany Times Union

Bill aims to protect post-bankruptcy tithing
Senate passes measure after ruling in New York case that couple cannot
continue to give

By MICHELE MORGAN BOLTON, Staff writer

Tuesday, October 3, 2006

ALBANY -- A debtor's right to make reasonable religious donations during a
financial reorganization would be protected under a bill, based on a New
York bankruptcy case, that was hastily passed in Washington last weekend.

The unanimous vote in the Senate early ...   more »

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BYLINE: Erika Brown

Uncle Sam is helping people make money off those who are bankrupt.

It's been a year since the effective date of a bankruptcy law intended to
curb filings by individuals. Hard to say yet if it's working, but a bunch of
people who aren't bankrupt are making money off it. Some 275 individuals and
organizations have lined up to become "debtor education providers" to take
advantage of the law's requirement that debtors take ...   more »