This latest edition of The Consumer Bankruptcy Handbook is current to January 1, 2011 and covers all aspects of handling Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 cases after passage of the BAPCPA. It has been updated to include all changes made to the Bankruptcy Code by the Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010, which was enacted December 22, 2010. This 450-page handbook contains:
- Exemption amounts for all 50 states with statuatory references
- All changes in bankruptcy law, practice and procedure current to January 1, 2011 related to the handling of Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 consumer cases
- The relevant text of the Bankruptcy Code current to January 1, 2011
- The notices and disclosures required of attorneys under the BAPCPA
- Expanded Bankruptcy work sheets and updated lists of exempt property for each state current to January 1, 2011
- Filled-in forms required under the BAPCPA (more than 35 filled-in forms)
- All newly adapted bankruptcy rules, amended by the 2009 federal time computation project
Bankruptcy filings in 2009 increased more than 45% from 2008, and are expected to continue to rise as the economy slows and the mortgage crisis deepens. Stay on top of the current changes in the bankruptcy law with the 2011 Edition of the Attorney's Handbook on Consumer Bankruptcy and Ch.13.
Harvey J. Williamson, Attorney at Law. Harvey is a graduate of Skidmore College and the University of Colorado School of Law. He is a practicing attorney in Lakewood, Colorado.
Format: 8.5x11" Softcover
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 450
ISBN: 978-1-880730-45-4
Publisher: Argyle Publishing
