Jul/Aug 2001

The Debtor and the Blown Engine Plan Flexibility in Light of Nolan v. Chrysler Financial Services

A fundamental distinction exists between a consumer chapter 7 case and a chapter 13 case. This distinction pervades the way each case proceeds through the judicial system. A chapter 7 case is static: non-exempt assets held by a debtor at th…

HH Henry E. Hildebrand

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Jul
2001

Consumer Bankruptcy

The Impact of the Coming Fee-waiver Provision

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1930, all chapter 7 debtors are currently required to pay a filing fee, although some debtors pay the fee in installments. For the first time, under S. 420 and H.R. 333, the court may waive payment of the filing fee i…

EF Edward M. Flynn GB Gordon Bermant

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Jul
2001