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How to File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Pub. Date: Oct 2008
Edition: 15th
Pages: 560 pp
ISBN: 9781413308976
Forms: 38 forms
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Here are summaries of important legal or procedural changes that affect the latest edition of this product. If you want to check on the accuracy of any other information in the book, please follow the legal research instructions in the book or in Nolo's research manual, Legal Research: How to Find and Understand the Law.

What's New in the 15th Edition of File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

Overview of What's New
The 15th edition provides all the latest forms and instructions for filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, including the most recent figures you must use to calculate what property you can keep. It includes new information on foreclosures, as well as discussions of the latest court decisions that might affect your bankruptcy.

Who Needs the New Edition?
You Don't Need the New Edition If: you are interested only in the history of Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Because almost all of the official bankruptcy forms have changed, everyone considering filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case needs the new edition. You Need the New Edition If: you are trying to decide whether it makes sense to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy or you have already decided to do so.

Chapters Most Affected

  • Chapter 4: Your House
  • Chapter 6: Complete and File Your Bankruptcy Paperwork

Forms That Have Changed

  • Form 1—Voluntary Petition
  • Exhibit D to Voluntary Petition
  • Schedule A—Real Property
  • Schedule B—Personal Property
  • Schedule C—Property Claimed as Exempt
  • Schedule D—Creditors Holding Secured Claims
  • Schedule E—Creditors Holding Unsecured Priority Claims
  • Schedule F—Creditors Holding Unsecured Nonpriority Claims
  • Schedule G—Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
  • Schedule H—Codebtors
  • Schedule I—Current Income of Individual Debtor(s)
  • Schedule J—Current Expenditures of Individual Debtor(s)
  • Declaration Concerning Debtor’s Schedules
  • Summary of Schedules and Statistical Summary of Certain Liabilities
  • Form 3A—Application to Pay Filing Fee in Installments
  • Form 3B—Application for Waiver of the Chapter 7 Filing Fee
  • Form 16A—Caption
  • Form 21—Statement of Social Security Number
  • Form 22A—Statement of Current Monthly Income and Means-Test Calculation
  • Form 23—Debtor’s Certification of Completion of Instructional Course Concerning Personal Financial Management

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Connecticut Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Same-Sex Marriage

Effective date: Oct. 20, 2008


In October, 2008, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that the state laws under which opposite-sex couples are allowed to marry while same-sex couples may only enter into civil unions constitutes discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and is prohibited by the state's Constitution. The court held that same-sex couples must be granted the freedom to marry. The decision becomes effective on October 28, 2008, when the state will start issuing marriage licenses.

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