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Basic Bankruptcy Law for Paralegals evolved from a need to develop a nuts-and-bolts description of the bankruptcy system written in a manner that could be easily understood by nonlawyers. The primary intent has been to design this text as a basic primer for legal assistants or paralegal students to help them grasp the practical aspects of representing debtors or creditors within the bankruptcy system. To meet this challenge, the authors have explained practice and theory together in as concise a format as possible. Half Title Page......Page 2 Title Page......Page 3 Copyright Page......Page 4 About Wolters Kluwer Law & Business U.S.......Page 5 Summary of Contents......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Preface......Page 17 Acknowledgments......Page 19 A. Role of the Paralegal......Page 22 B. Common Activities......Page 23 Part I. History and Introduction......Page 26 A. Origins of Bankruptcy Systems......Page 27 B. Bankruptcy in the Middle Ages......Page 28 C. Early English Insolvency Laws......Page 29 D. Bankruptcy in the United States......Page 30 Key Terms......Page 31 Discussion Questions......Page 32 A. Organization of the Bankruptcy Code and a Note on the Text......Page 34 B. Overview of the Bankruptcy Code......Page 35 C. The Bankruptcy System......Page 36 D. Composition Agreements—A Bankruptcy Alternative......Page 37 Discussion Questions......Page 38 1. Intake......Page 40 2. The Interview......Page 41 B. The Fact Pattern......Page 42 C. “Cash on the Rocks”......Page 43 D. Initial Interview......Page 47 Discussion Question......Page 48 A. Gatekeeper Provisions in Individual Bankruptcies......Page 50 B. Voluntary Petitions......Page 53 C. Involuntary Petitions......Page 57 Key Terms......Page 61 Chapter 4 Checklist......Page 62 Discussion Questions......Page 64 Practice Exercises......Page 65 A. Notice and a Hearing......Page 67 B. Rules of Grammatical Construction......Page 69 C. Powers of the Court......Page 70 E. Who May Be a Debtor......Page 71 Chapter 5 Checklist......Page 74 Discussion Questions......Page 75 B. Current Monthly Income......Page 78 C. Deductions......Page 80 E. “Totality of Circumstances”......Page 81 G. Needs Based Bankruptcy Examples......Page 82 Summary......Page 84 Chapter 6 Checklist......Page 85 Practice Exercises......Page 86 B. Claim......Page 88 F. Current Monthly Income......Page 89 I. Debt Relief Agency......Page 90 M. Insiders......Page 91 P. Lien......Page 92 T. Security Agreement......Page 93 W. Transfer......Page 94 Discussion Questions......Page 95 Part II. Debtor Relief......Page 97 Chapter 8. Overview of Chapter 7......Page 98 A. Employment and Compensation of Professionals......Page 99 B. Bankruptcy Petition Preparers......Page 102 C. The Chapter 7 Process......Page 103 D. Rule 2004 Examinations......Page 106 E. Discharge and Reaffirmation......Page 107 Summary......Page 109 Chapter 8 Checklist......Page 110 Discussion Questions......Page 112 Practice Exercises......Page 113 A. Conversion......Page 115 B. Dismissal......Page 118 Summary......Page 119 Practice Exercise......Page 120 A. Background......Page 122 B. Selecting Exemptions......Page 124 C. Federal Exemptions......Page 125 E. Lien Avoidance to Preserve Exemption......Page 128 F. Claiming and Objecting to Exemptions......Page 129 Summary......Page 130 Chapter 10 Checklist......Page 131 Practice Exercises......Page 132 A. Trustees......Page 135 B. The United States Trustee......Page 137 C. The Trustee’s Duties......Page 138 E. Official Creditors’ Committees......Page 140 F. Chapter 11 Trustees and Examiners......Page 141 Key Terms......Page 143 Practice Exercise......Page 144 A. Prefiling Actions......Page 146 B. Postfiling Actions......Page 148 Chapter 12 Checklist......Page 149 Practice Exercises......Page 150 Part III. Bankruptcy Litigation......Page 151 A. The Automatic Stay......Page 152 B. Activity Subject to the Automatic Stay......Page 153 C. Activity Not Subject to the Automatic Stay......Page 155 D. Duration of the Automatic Stay......Page 158 E. Obtaining Relief from the Automatic Stay......Page 159 Summary......Page 164 Chapter 13 Checklist......Page 165 Practice Exercise......Page 166 A. Distinguishing a Discharge from the Dischargeability of Individual Debts......Page 169 B. Debts Nondischargeable Without Creditor Action......Page 170 C. Debts Nondischargeable with Creditor Action......Page 174 D. Complaints to Determine Dischargeability of a Debt......Page 177 E. Objecting to Discharge......Page 178 F. Complaints Objecting to Discharge......Page 179 Summary......Page 180 Discussion Questions......Page 181 Practice Exercises......Page 182 A. Property of the Estate......Page 184 B. Turnover Complaints......Page 188 Summary......Page 189 Discussion Questions......Page 190 B. Strong Arm Clause......Page 192 C. Limitations on Avoiding Powers......Page 193 Key Terms......Page 195 Discussion Questions......Page 196 A. Introduction and Definitions......Page 197 B. Elements of a Preference......Page 198 C. Affirmative Defenses......Page 201 D. Miscellaneous Provisions......Page 204 Chapter 17 Checklist......Page 205 Practice Exercise......Page 207 A. Fraudulent Transfers......Page 209 B. Postpetition Transfers......Page 211 C. Liability of Transferees......Page 212 D. Setoffs......Page 213 Key Terms......Page 214 Practice Exercise......Page 215 Part IV. Liquidation and Claims......Page 216 B. General Rules......Page 217 C. Use of Cash Collateral......Page 219 E. Sales Free and Clear of Liens......Page 220 F. Other Property Interests......Page 221 Summary......Page 223 Chapter 19 Checklist......Page 224 Practice Exercises......Page 225 A. Executory Contracts......Page 227 B. Assuming a Contract......Page 228 C. Time Limits for Assumption......Page 230 D. Miscellaneous Provisions......Page 232 Summary......Page 233 Chapter 20 Checklist......Page 234 Discussion Questions......Page 235 A. Preservation of Cash......Page 237 B. Utility Service/Discrimination......Page 238 C. Abandonment......Page 239 D. Obtaining Credit......Page 240 F. System Example......Page 241 Key Terms......Page 242 Practice Exercise......Page 243 A. Claim Determination......Page 245 B. Filing a Proof of Claim......Page 246 C. Claim Objections—Procedure......Page 247 D. Claims Objections—Substance......Page 248 E. Administrative Expenses......Page 250 H. Secured Claims......Page 251 K. Priority Claims......Page 254 N. Subordination......Page 256 Summary......Page 257 Chapter 22 Checklist......Page 258 Discussion Questions......Page 261 Practice Exercises......Page 262 A. Order of Distribution......Page 264 B. Method of Distribution......Page 265 C. Bankruptcy Administration Timeline......Page 266 Chapter 23 Checklist......Page 268 Discussion Questions......Page 269 Part V. Reorganization Proceedings......Page 270 B. Special Chapter 13 Provisions......Page 271 C. Dismissal or Conversion—Reorganization Provisions......Page 273 D. Chapter 13 Plan Provisions......Page 275 F. Confirmation Conditions......Page 279 G. Feasibility Analysis......Page 280 I. Effect of Confirmation and Chapter 13 Discharge......Page 282 Summary......Page 284 Chapter 24 Checklist......Page 285 Practice Exercise......Page 288 A. Introduction to Chapter 11......Page 291 B. Actions to Take Within 120 Days of Filing......Page 293 C. Debtor-in-Possession Bank Accounts......Page 294 E. Operating Reports......Page 296 Summary......Page 298 Chapter 25 Checklist......Page 299 Practice Exercise......Page 301 A. Confirmation Process—Overview......Page 303 B. Time to File a Plan......Page 304 D. Classification of Claims......Page 306 E. Mandatory Plan Provisions......Page 308 F. Permissive Plan Provisions......Page 309 G. Impaired Claims......Page 310 Summary......Page 311 Chapter 26 Checklist......Page 312 Discussion Questions......Page 313 Practice Exercises......Page 314 A. Disclosure Statement......Page 315 B. Plan Confirmation Packet......Page 316 C. Voting Rules......Page 317 F. Confirmation Conditions......Page 318 G. Chapter 11 Cramdown......Page 321 H. Effect of Confirmation and Chapter 11 Discharge......Page 323 Summary......Page 324 Chapter 27 Checklist......Page 325 Practice Exercise......Page 328 A. Purposes of Chapter 12......Page 331 C. Comparison to Chapters 11 and 13......Page 332 E. Chapter 12 Plans and Discharge......Page 333 Summary......Page 334 Discussion Questions......Page 335 Part VI. Review......Page 337 B. Activity within a Bankruptcy......Page 338 C. BAFJA......Page 339 D. Core and Noncore Proceedings......Page 340 E. Removal and Appeals......Page 341 F. Jury Trials......Page 342 Discussion Questions......Page 343 A. Introduction......Page 345 B. Ken and Bretony Bottomline......Page 346 C. Schedules......Page 348 D. Statement of Financial Affairs......Page 366 Summary......Page 373 Discussion Questions......Page 374 A. Introduction......Page 375 B. Current Monthly Income......Page 376 D. Deductions—Internal Revenue Expense Standards......Page 379 E. Deductions—Additional Expense Deductions......Page 384 F. Deductions for Debt Payment......Page 386 G. Determining Whether the Presumption Arises......Page 388 Discussion Questions......Page 390 A. Traditional Methods......Page 391 Chapter 32 Checklist......Page 393 Discussion Questions......Page 394 Appendix. Noticed Motions and Ex Parte Applications......Page 395 Glossary......Page 397 Table of Cases......Page 408 Table of Statutes......Page 412 Table of Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure......Page 418 Table of Secondary Authorities......Page 420 Index......Page 421 "Basic Bankruptcy Law for Paralegals, Abridged Edition evolved from a need to develop a nuts-and-bolts description of the bankruptcy system written in a manner that could be easily understood by nonlawyers. The primary intent has been to design this text as a basic primer for legal assistants or paralegal students to help them grasp the practical aspects of representing debtors or creditors within the bankruptcy system. To meet this challenge, the authors have explained practice and theory together in as concise a format as possible. This Abridged Edition focuses primarily upon consumer bankruptcy since the vast majority of bankruptcy cases are filed as consumer Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 cases."-- Amazon.com