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Consumer bankruptcy law and practice : with CD-ROM / Henry J. Sommer ; John Rao, editor and contributing author ; Susan A. Schneider, contributing author for chapter 16.

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Consumer bankruptcy law and practice : with CD-ROM / Henry J. Sommer ; John Rao, editor and contributing author ; Susan A. Schneider, contributing author for chapter 16.
Author
Sommer, Henry J.
Publication
Boston, MA : National Consumer Law Center, c2004.

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Additional Authors
  • Klein, Gary.
  • National Consumer Law Center.
  • Rao, John, 1956-
  • Schneider, Susan A.
Description
xl, 1064 p. : forms; 28 cm. +
Summary
"This CD-Rom contains all of the material found in this new edition's appendices, index, and table of contents, not just in word processing format, but also in PDF (Acrobat) format ... The CD-Rom also continues to contain Law Disk's Bankruptcy Forms Disk software that allows users to complete petitions, schedules, and statements on their wordprocessor."
Series Statement
Consumer credit and sales legal practice series
Uniform Title
Consumer credit and sales legal practice series
Subject
  • Bankruptcy > United States
  • Debtor and creditor > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Supplement (note)
  • Kept up to date by supplements.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. About this manual -- 2. What is bankruptcy? Some general concepts -- 3. Chapter 7 bankruptcy (straight bankruptcy): the basic steps -- 4. Chapter 13 bankruptcy: the basic steps -- 5. Getting all the necessary facts -- 6. Counseling the consumer debtor: does bankruptcy provide the best solution and, if so, how and when? -- 7. Preparing and filing the papers -- 8. After the papers are filed -- 9. Automatic stays and turnover of property -- 10. Exemptions -- 11. Dealing with secured creditors -- 12. Issues arising in chapter 13 cases -- 13. Litigating in the bankruptcy court -- 14. The discharge: protecting it and using it -- 15. Attorney fees for debtor's counsel in consumer bankruptcy cases -- 16. Chapter 12 bankruptcy: family farmer reorganizations -- 17. Consumers as creditors in bankruptcy: selected topics
ISBN
1931697620
LCCN
^^2004114739
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library