| 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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| Abandonment |
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| Generally, abandonment of property of an estate is initiated by a trustee. The trustee has the right to retain valuable assets and abandon burdensome property, subject to the court's supervisory control, but cannot accept only the beneficial features and reject the burdens with respect to the same item of property. A trustee should not abandon property that is necessary for the debtor's fresh start or other bankruptcy purposes. More... |
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| Creditor Attempts to Collect Discharged Debt |
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| A debt no longer exists after it is discharged in bankruptcy. The court enters an order prohibiting the debtor's creditors from later attempting to collect any discharged debt from the debtor. More... |
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| Property Interests of Debtor and Other Family Members Affected by Bankruptcy Case |
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| Analysis of the extent and nature of the bankruptcy estate is essential to determining what will happen to a debtor's property in bankruptcy, a subject that is often of enormous importance to the debtor's spouse or former spouse and to other members of the debtor's family. More... |
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| An Overview of Bankruptcy |
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| Bankruptcy is a process created by federal law that provides relief for debtors, who can either eliminate or repay their debts. Federal law, rather than state law, governs bankruptcy proceedings, which take place in United States Bankruptcy Courts.
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