What are the positive and normative implications of eliminating bankruptcy protection for indebted individuals? Without … bankruptcy protection, creditors can collect on defaulted debt to the extent permitted by wage garnishment laws. The elimination …

Lawyers who do not do a lot of bankruptcy work may not be quite sure where things stand on the difference between a … spousal support debt and a property division debt (other marital debt) under the new bankruptcy law, the Bankruptcy Abuse … highlights the differences between the new and the old act, the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 (BRA 1994), as they pertain to …

bankruptcy case. Finally, I suggest that courts retain discretion to interpret the provisions, and even to waive them, by … should do so is when that action is necessary to ensure that inmates retain the protection of the Bankruptcy Code …

State and federal bankruptcy laws make exemptions for the family home in personal bankruptcy proceedings. There is … 1978. While exemptions protect debtors ex post involved in bankruptcy proceedings, they might also reduce access to credit …

By compiling a novel data set from bankruptcy court dockets recorded in Delaware between 2001 and 2002, the authors … build and estimate a structural model of Chapter 13 bankruptcy. This allows them to quantify how key debtor characteristics …, including whether they are experiencing bankruptcy for the first time, their past-due secured debt at the time of filing, and …