Bankruptcy and debtor/creditor examples & explanations
Brian A. Blum.
- 5th ed.
- New York Aspen Publishers c2010.
- xxix, 614 p. ill. 26 cm.
- The examples & explanations series. .
- Examples & explanations series. .
Includes index.
The formation and framework of the debtor/creditor relationship and an introduction to unsecured debt -- Secured debt and priorities -- Debt collection under state law -- Fraudulent transfers -- The nature, source, and policies of bankruptcy law -- Participants in the bankruptcy case -- Bankruptcy jurisdiction, the powers of the bankruptcy court, and sovereign immunity -- Debtor eligibility and the different forms of bankruptcy relief -- The commencement and dismissal of the bankruptcy case -- The automatic stay -- Relief from stay and adequate protection -- Property of the estate -- Exemptions, redemption, and reaffirmation -- The trustee's avoidance powers : general principles and policies -- The trustee's avoidance powers : unperfected interests and statutory liens -- The avoidance of preferences, setoff, fraudulent transfers, and postpetition transfers -- The trustee's power to deal with estate property and to obtain credit -- Executory contracts and unexpired leases -- Claims against the estate -- The Chapter 13 plan -- The Chapter 11 plan -- The debtor's discharge.
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Bankruptcy--United States. Debtor and creditor--United States.