Basic bankruptcy law for paralegals
By: David L. Buchbinder
Edition: 8th ed.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 569
ISBN-13: 9780735507869; 9780735507876
Subjects: Legal assistants; Handbooks, manuals; Bankruptcy
Notes: Accompanied by: Teacher's manual (iv, 190 p.), 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A short history of bankruptcy; title: Introduction to the bankruptcy code; title: Filing a petition; title: Chapter 1 : general provisions; title: Needs based bankruptcy or "means testing"; title: Useful definitions : Section 101; title: Overview of Chapter 7; title: Conversion and dismissal; title: Exemptions; title: Trustees, examiners, and creditors' committees; title: Preparing a proceeding for a trustee; title: The automatic stay : 11 U.S.C. [Section] 362; title: Objections to discharge and the dischargeability of individual debts; title: Property of the estate and turnover complaints; title: Avoiding powers : introduction; title: Avoidable preferences : 11 U.S.C. [Section] 547; title: Fraudulent and postpetition transfers; title: Use, sale, or lease of property; title: Executory contracts and leases; title: Miscellaneous provisions regarding property of the estate; title: Claims; title: Administration; title: Chapter 13 : reorganization proceedings; title: Chapter 11 : introduction and administration; title: Chapter 11 : elements of a plan; title: Chapter 11 : plan confirmation; title: Chapter 12 : reorganization proceedings; title: Introduction to courts and jurisdiction; title: Statements and schedules tutorial; title: Means testing tutorial; title: Researching bankruptcy issues.