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Consumer bankruptcy is a process to reduce or eliminate personal as opposed to business debts. Consumer bankruptcies can be filed under either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code.  Debtors are... more +
Consumer bankruptcy is a process to reduce or eliminate personal as opposed to business debts. Consumer bankruptcies can be filed under either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code.  Debtors are eligible for Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 depending on the nature of their debts and assets. less -
Ward and Smith, P.A.

New Bankruptcy Rules that Creditors Need to Know and Follow

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On December 1, 2017, several changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure took effect. The changes involve consumer cases under Chapter 13 and affect creditors with secured claims, unsecured claims, and judgment liens...more

Stoel Rives LLP

Changes to Bankruptcy Rules Effective December 1

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I. BANKRUPTCY CLAIMS DEADLINE SHORTENED - A number of amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure go into effect on December 1, 2017. One amendment shortens the deadline for filing a proof of claim in voluntary...more

Burr & Forman

Tick Tock: Proofs of Claim, the FDCPA and Stale Debt Clock

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On August 25, 2016, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Dubois v. Atlas Acquisitions LLC, (In re Dubois), No. 15-1945 (4th Cir. Aug. 25, 2016) and joined a majority of other circuits holding that the...more

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7th Circuit Provides (No) Clarity on Compulsory Counterclaims

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Federal procedure requires a defendant to plead all counterclaims that arise out of the same transaction or occurrence as the plaintiff’s claim, or his claim may be barred in a later suit. Fed. R. Civ. P. 13(a). Although the...more

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