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"No Money Down" Bankruptcy, Pamela Foohey, Robert M. Lawless, Katherine Porter, Deborah Thorne Jan 2017

"No Money Down" Bankruptcy, Pamela Foohey, Robert M. Lawless, Katherine Porter, Deborah Thorne

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This Article reports on a breakdown in access to justice in bankruptcy, a system from which one million Americans will seek help this year. A crucial decision for these consumers will be whether to file a chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy. Nearly every aspect of their bankruptcies — both the benefits and the burdens of debt relief — will be different in chapter 7 versus chapter 13. Almost all consumers will hire a bankruptcy attorney. Because they must pay their attorneys, many consumers will file chapter 13 to finance their access to the law, rather than because they prefer …


Property Of The Bankruptcy Estate After A Conversion From Chapter 13 To Chapter 7: The Need For A Definite Answer, Robert J. Volpi Apr 1993

Property Of The Bankruptcy Estate After A Conversion From Chapter 13 To Chapter 7: The Need For A Definite Answer, Robert J. Volpi

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Empirical Data In Developing Bankruptcy Legislation For Individuals, Marjorie L. Girth Jan 1989

The Role Of Empirical Data In Developing Bankruptcy Legislation For Individuals, Marjorie L. Girth

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: As We Forgive Our Debtors


As We Forgive Our Debtors In The Classroom, Douglass Boshkoff Jan 1989

As We Forgive Our Debtors In The Classroom, Douglass Boshkoff

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: As We Forgive Our Debtors


Foreword, Frank R. Kennedy Jan 1989

Foreword, Frank R. Kennedy

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: As We Forgive Our Debtors


Has The Time Come To Repeal Chapter 13?, William C. Whitford Jan 1989

Has The Time Come To Repeal Chapter 13?, William C. Whitford

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: As We Forgive Our Debtors


Women In Bankruptcy And Beyond, Zipporah Batshaw Wiseman Jan 1989

Women In Bankruptcy And Beyond, Zipporah Batshaw Wiseman

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium: As We Forgive Our Debtors


Creditor Acquiescence As A Defense To An Exception To Discharge In Bankruptcy, Elizabeth Gavit Filipow Jan 1983

Creditor Acquiescence As A Defense To An Exception To Discharge In Bankruptcy, Elizabeth Gavit Filipow

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.