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Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Section 727 & Section 523 Complaints: Objecting to the Discharge of a Debt

In bankruptcy, certain specified types of debts are forgiven or “discharged”, releasing the debtor from personal liability for those debts. Debt discharges are permanent, and when granted, the debtor is no longer required to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Bradley’s Bankruptcy Basics: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy — Liquidation

Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases are straight liquidations sought by debtors who wish to have most or all of their debts discharged. In Chapter 7 cases, the Chapter 7 trustee obtains control over the debtor’s assets and evaluates...more

Charles E. Rounds, Jr. - Suffolk University...

May the Trustee’s Personal Debt to the Trust Owed as a Result of a Breach of Trust be Discharged in Bankruptcy?

The U.S. Bankruptcy Code provides that a personal debt is not dischargeable if the debt had been occasioned by the debtor’s defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity. Courts of appeals had long disagreed about the...more

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