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• Goes into effect the minute a bankruptcy case is filed; stops most creditors from suing or foreclosing against a debtor without prior permission of the bankruptcy court.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  automatic stay provision. (n.d.). US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Iowa. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/automatic-stay-provision.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  automatic stay provision. www.iasb.uscourts.gov. US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Iowa. U.S. Courts. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/automatic-stay-provision (accessed: March 25, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "automatic stay provision." US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Iowa. U.S. Courts. 25 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/automatic-stay-provision.

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