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BK 112: Statement of Financial Affairs
Statement of Financial Affairs. Every Chapter 7 debtor is required to file a statement of the debtor’s financial affairs. 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(1)(B)(iii); Bankruptcy Rule 1007(b)(1)(D). Like the Statement of Intent, the Bankruptcy Rules requires a debtor to use a specific national form prescribed by the Judicial Conference of the…
BK 113: Statement of Your Current Monthly Income
Statement of Your Current Monthly Income. Every Chapter 7 debtor must file a statement of current monthly income. 11 U.S.C. § 521(a)(1)(B)(v). A better term for this statement would have been average monthly income. As discussed below, this statement reveals the average monthly income from all sources of income during…
BK 114: Statement of Means Test Calculation
Statement of Means Test Calculation. Every Chapter 7 debtor must file Official Form 122A-2, Chapter 7 Means Test Calculation when his/her annualized average monthly income (as calculated in Part 1 of Official Form 122A-1, Chapter 7 Statement of Your Current Monthly Income) exceeds the state’s median annual income for households of…
BK 115: Bankruptcy Case Study 1 – Abraham Lincoln
Bankruptcy Case Study 1 – Abraham Lincoln The Schaller Bankruptcy Master Class provides five full-feature bankruptcy case studies. Each case study contains a fictitious client(s) filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief. Some case studies involve an individual and some studies involve married people. Each study starts with a completed client-questionnaire…
BK 116: Bankruptcy Case Study 2 – Harry Truman
Bankruptcy Case Study 2 – Harry & Elizabeth Truman The Schaller Bankruptcy Master Class provides five full-feature bankruptcy case studies. Each case study contains a fictitious client(s) filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief. Some case studies involve an individual and some studies involve married people. Each study starts with a…
BK 117: Bankruptcy Case Study 3 – John Adams
Bankruptcy Case Study 3 – John & Abigail Adams The Schaller Bankruptcy Master Class provides five full-feature bankruptcy case studies. Each case study contains a fictitious client(s) filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief. Some case studies involve an individual and some studies involve married people. Each study starts with a…
BK 118: Bankruptcy Case Study 4 – John Kennedy
Bankruptcy Case Study 4 – John & Jacqueline Kennedy The Schaller Bankruptcy Master Class provides five full-feature bankruptcy case studies. Each case study contains a fictitious client(s) filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief. Some case studies involve an individual and some studies involve married people. Each study starts with a…
BK 119: Bankruptcy Case Study 5 – George Washington
Bankruptcy Case Study 5 – George & Martha Washington The Schaller Bankruptcy Master Class provides five full-feature bankruptcy case studies. Each case study contains a fictitious client(s) filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief. Some case studies involve an individual and some studies involve married people. Each study starts with a…
BK 120: Constitution, Statutes, Rules and Caselaw
Constitution, Bankruptcy Code, Bankruptcy Rules, and Case Law. Embedded in the United States Constitution is the genesis of bankruptcy protection in America. The Founding Fathers recognized the need for bankruptcy protection as an alternative to incarcerating indigent individuals in “debtors’ prison” – a common way to deal with unpaid debt in…
BK 121: Six Types of Bankruptcy Cases
Six Types of Bankruptcy Cases. The Bankruptcy Code provides six basic types of bankruptcy cases. Each type of bankruptcy case is codified in a distinct “chapter” of the Bankruptcy Code. 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. Each type of bankruptcy case is identified by the Bankruptcy Code “chapter” number that contains the…
BK 122: Chapter 1 of the Bankruptcy Code
Chapter 1 of the Bankruptcy Code The United States bankruptcy laws are codified at 11 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., which is commonly referred to as the Bankruptcy Code. The Code is segregated into various “chapters” just like a book: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13 and 15. The Bankruptcy…
BK 123: Chapter 3 of the Bankruptcy Code
Chapter 3 of the Bankruptcy Code Bankruptcy Code Chapter 3 relates to case administration. Section 301 et seq. provides rules about commencing a bankruptcy case, duties of the trustee and other officers, required meetings of creditors, and automatic stay/injunction rights. Not all sections of Chapter 3 will be addressed. Instead, concentration is…