Bankruptcy

Response to Motion for Relief from Stay

Oppose a creditor's motion to lift the stay: equity, adequate protection, cure, and an agreed order if needed.

What you get

  • An editable Word document, drafted from your answers and the state's official text.
  • A proof of sources: every citation in the draft with the words it quotes, the official source, the date the text was saved and its fingerprint.
  • Notes for counsel listing each point marked [VERIFY], each blank and each choice left for the client.
  • It is filed with a court, so the notes include filing reminders for the court's own rules.

What the intake asks

Plain questions, in the order an attorney would take the facts. Anything left blank stays a marked blank in the draft; nothing is invented to fill it.

The case

  • Debtor's full legal name
  • The case
  • Caption
  • The movant

The motion and the facts

  • The motion
  • The property and the equity
  • Payment history
  • The debtor's position
  • Adequate protection offered

Relief

  • What the response asks
  • Evidence

Signature

  • Signing attorney
  • Other instructions or open decisions

Where it is offered

Every state Lawsmith has official sources for:

Official sources on file

The drafter works from the texts Lawsmith has saved for this document in the state you choose, plus federal law where it applies. Each is read from the official publisher and dated.

StateSources for this document
California21
Connecticut21
Delaware20
District of Columbia21
Florida23
Maryland21
Massachusetts18
New Jersey20
New York28
Ohio20
Pennsylvania21
Texas21
Virginia23

Among them, for New Jersey:

  • N.J.S.A. 2A:50-55 Definitions.
  • N.J.S.A. 2A:50-56 Notice of intention to foreclose.
  • N.J.S.A. 2A:50-57 Curing of default
  • N.J.S.A. 2A:50-58 Application for entry of final judgment; entry of order of redemption.
  • D.N.J. Local Bankruptcy Rules (dated August 1, 2026), including LBR 4001-1 Relief From the Automatic Stay and LBR 9013-2 opposition deadline

How the draft is checked

Before it writes, the drafter must quote the official text behind each citation. Lawsmith compares every quotation with the text on file, character for character; a citation with no checked quotation reaches you marked [VERIFY]. The draft still needs your review before it is signed, filed or sent. How citations are checked

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