Monthly Archives: February 2013

Film gives debtors a taste of what a bankruptcy hearing is like

By doug | Published: February 27, 2013

The Oscars were given out in Hollywood recently (left), and that always get us thinking of what’s up at the movies. As far as bankruptcy law goes, the US government has recently produced a few short videos about how the process works. Government films are famous for either being snore-fests or propaganda, and these are […]

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Bizzare new question may face Massachusetts bankruptcy debtors

By doug | Published: February 22, 2013

I watched about an hour’s worth of “section 341” meetings recently, and was surprised to hear the trustee asking a question I don’t think I’ve heard before. The trustee showed the debtors their Schedule C, and then asked: “Have you purchased any of these assets within one year of filing the bankruptcy case? That’s a […]

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Bankruptcy rule changes in New Hampshire take effect February 1st

By doug | Published: February 1, 2013

Heads up for attorneys with a New Hampshire bankruptcy case to prepare: there has been a lot of tinkering with the local bankruptcy rules in NH, and the changes took effect on February 1, 2013. One of the rules with a lot of edits is local rule 1009-1 concerning making amendments to schedules that have […]

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