| Dischargeable Debts |
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| Dischargeable debts are those debts that can be discharged through bankruptcy proceedings. A debtor is no longer personally liable to pay for dischargeable debts after the bankruptcy proceedings are concluded.More... |
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| Social Security and other benefits, Retirement Accounts in Chapter 7 |
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| What is Chapter 7 bankruptcy?More... |
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| U.S. Trustees |
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| United States Trustees supervise the administration of various aspects of cases filed under Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code.More... |
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| Time and Necessity of Filing Proofs of Claims |
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| A "claim" in bankruptcy is (1) a right to payment, whether or not reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured; or (2) a right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured. More... |
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| Bankruptcy Crimes |
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| Bankruptcy crimes exist to protect the goals of civil bankruptcy, which is a fresh start for consumers, the reorganization of businesses, and the equitable distribution of a debtor's assets amongst creditors. Almost every bankruptcy crime is preceded by a prior civil bankruptcy case. Consequently, courts have had to organize the coordination of several cases arising out of one bankruptcy. More... |
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