Basic Bankruptcy Law for Paralegals

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Pub. Date: 2008-06-11
Publisher(s): Wolters Kluwer
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Summary

This abridged edition of David L. Buchbinder's highly successful bankruptcy text for paralegal students focuses on consumer bankruptcy. Representing primarily the debtor's point of view, this concise text offers an overview of the bankruptcy code and rules in a readable, step-by-step presentation. The abridged edition of Basic Bankruptcy Law for Paralegals focuses on what paralegals need to know in a clear and readable style. The text is designed to let students learn and digest the basics of consumer bankruptcy without having to learn an entirely new vocabulary. provides an overview of the bankruptcy code and rules, with step-by-step guidance through the paralegal's role at every stage of the bankruptcy proceeding offers practical orientation covering not only the law but also how to complete documents and Understand The timing involved includes a chapter on means testing along with a supporting tutorial features a forms manual on disk that supplements the book and includes links to source data required to comply with means testing. offers excellent teaching and learning aids: abundant examples, checklists of procedures, summaries of the law, discussion questions, and practical exercises, all focused on consumer bankruptcy includes an instructor's manual with test bank If you are looking for a concise, focused, and up-to-date text with which to teach consumer bankruptcy, The abridged edition of Basic Bankruptcy Law for Paralegals is exactly the teaching tool you need.

Table of Contents

Paralegals and the Bankruptcy Systemp. 1
A Short History of Bankruptcyp. 5
Introduction to the Bankruptcy Codep. 15
Filing a Petitionp. 25
Chapter 1 - General Provisionsp. 45
Needs Based Bankruptcy or "Means Testing"p. 59
Useful Definitions - Section 101p. 71
Overview of Chapter 7p. 81
Conversion and Dismissalp. 103
Exemptionsp. 111
Trustees, Examiners, and Creditors Committeesp. 129
The Automatic Stay - 11 U.S.C. [section]362p. 139
Objections to Discharge and the Dischargeability of Individual Debtsp. 161
Property of the Estate, Turnover Complaints, and Introduction to Avoiding Powersp. 181
Avoiding Powersp. 193
Liquidation Provisionsp. 199
Claims and Administrationp. 205
Chapter 13: Reorganization Proceedingsp. 223
Chapter 11: Reorganization Proceedingsp. 249
Chapter 12: Reorganization Proceedingsp. 257
Introduction to Courts and Jurisdictionp. 259
Statements and Schedules Tutorialp. 269
Means Testing Tutorialp. 303
Researching Bankruptcy Issuesp. 323
Noticed Motions and Ex Parte Applicationsp. 329
Documents and Deadlinesp. 331
Glossaryp. 333
Table of Casesp. 347
Table of Statutesp. 349
Table of Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedurep. 353
Table of Secondary Authoritiesp. 355
Indexp. 357
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