法律知識 破產法
IS “TOTTEN” TRUST PROPERTY OF BANKRUPTCY ESTATE?
A ‘TOTTEN’ trust is a savings account trust established by a person for his son or daughter. To illustrate, you have a 1- year old son...
4245 8/22/2013
IS ABANDONED HOMESTEAD EXEMPT IN BANKRUPTCY
The situation we are going to discuss involves a Chapter 7 bankruptcy debtor who has abandoned her residence which has substantial equ...
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HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY OF FINANCES REQUIRED FOR BK DISCHARGE...
I cannot overemphasize the need for debtors to be honest and transparent in their financial transactions when they file for bankruptcy...
2083 8/22/2013
公司老板是否要對公司的債務負責
如果一個公司還不起其債務，該公司的債權人是否能合法地要求申請破產救濟的業主支付公司的債務？例如，Nobama 從Netflix的股票在過去45天裡翻了一番，他用這些利潤購買柯達...
4825 8/22/2013
用年齡反駁“濫用破產法”
於2005年生效的新破產法帶來了兩個新概念。一個是＂入息審查＂。另一個是＂濫用推定＂。這兩者齊頭並進。 ＂入息審查＂是對債務人的可支配收入計算的方法，以確定債務人是否符合破產...
3496 11/7/2016
第13章勾銷留置權的判決內容
當房價是一路下滑，許多業主都能夠申請第13章破產擺脫他們的第二順位借貸。這個 勾銷第二和初級順位借貸的過程被稱為LAM議案，開創性案件在ReLAM林在第九巡迴上訴法院首先確...
3988 8/22/2013
債權人有舉證的責任來證明索賠不應該予以免除
Creditor is required to prove by a preponderance of evidence that his claim against debtor is not dischargeable in bankruptcy. Documen...
3200 11/7/2016
人壽保險賠償金額在破產案中可以豁免嗎？
假設說，丈夫和妻子申請第7章破產，提交免除信用卡債務80,000美元，而就他們申請破產的一個星期後，丈夫去世了。在破產呈請的附表B，他們列出了丈夫投保的10萬美元的人壽險，妻...
4961 11/7/2016
代理人的欺詐可能會使債務人亦脫不了關係
當兩個人是合作夥伴而又是彼此的代理人時，其中一人騙取了債權人，這時該怎麼辦？如果債權人追索債務人的債務問題，其中一人犯下欺詐，是否其他夥伴亦脫不了干係 呢？例如，約翰和...
2769 8/22/2013
ARE BUSINESS OWNERS IN CHAPTER 7 LIABLE FOR CORPORATE DEBT...
If a corporation is not able to pay its debt, can creditors of the corporation demand payment legally from the owners of the business ...
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AGENT’S FRAUD MAY BE IMPUTED TO DEBTOR
What happens when two persons are partners and agents of each other and one of them defrauds a creditor? If creditor objects to the di...
2384 8/22/2013
破產申請中並不是每個遺漏都會被裁定為假誓
破產法第727（a）項（4）（A）規定，法院應給予債務人免債，除非"債務人故意欺詐，或作出與本案有關的虛假宣誓或敘述。"由於債務人在簽署請願書及填表格時，呈請如有虛假陳述或遺漏...
3262 8/22/2013
ARE LIFE INSURANCE PROCEEDS EXEMPT IN BANKRUPTCY
Let's say that husband and wife filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy relief to discharge $80,000 of credit card debt. A week after they file...
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DETERMINATION OF HOUSEHOLD SIZE FOR MEANS TEST CALCULATION ...
The ‘means test’ calculates the disposable income of debtor’s household using the B22 form for Chapter 7 and Chapter 13. The purpose o...
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JUDICIAL LIENS AND BANKRUPT DEBTOR’S RESIDENCE
A judicial lien is an involuntary lien that arises out of a judgment in a lawsuit. First, there is a lawsuit where the debtor is norma...
3041 8/22/2013