Absent special circumstances, an attorney representing a chapter 7 debtor may not limit the scope of representation.
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ABI continues to produce high-quality resources with information of value to consumer bankruptcy practitioners. The Nuts and Bolts program conducted by ABI immediately before the Annual Spring Meeting featured presentations on the fundamentals of consumer bankruptcy law.
Under §722 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a debtor may redeem collateral from a lien by paying the secured creditor, in a lump sum, the value of the collateral. An increasing number of debtors have been obtaining loans to “redeem” collateral in chapter 7 cases.
Recently, several bankruptcy courts have reviewed the issue of whether a chapter 13 plan containing a provision requiring the release of a lien if the allowed secured claim has been paid in full prior to the completion of the chapter 13 plan may be confirmed. In re
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