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CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY KIT

CHAPTER 7 BANKRUPTCY KIT - TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHAPTER
TITLE
 PAGE
INTRODUCTION 1-2
Chapter One THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS
1. Residency Requiremnets
2. Fee Requirements
3. Required Forms
4. Notice To Creditors<
5. Secured Creditors		 3-4
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Chapter Two WHAT BANKRUPTCY WILL AND WILL NOT DO
Non-Dischargeable Debts
Dischargeable Debts
Fraud
Character of Debts		 5-6
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Chapter Three OTHER REMEDIES AVAILABLE UNDER CHAPTER 7
Reaffirming a Debt
Redeeming Mortgaged Property
Avoiding a Lien
    1. Purchase Money Lien
    2. Possessory Lien
    3. Non-Purchase Money Lien
    4. Judicial Liens
Overview		 7-8
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7-8
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Chapter Four MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
1. Abandonment of Property
2. Amendments To The Schedules
3. Attorney Fees in Child Support and Custody Cases
4. Automatic Stay
5. Bar To Discriminatory Treatment
6. Child Support and Alimony Obligations
7. Change of Address
8. Credit Reporting on Bankruptcy
9. Discharge In Bankruptcy
10. First Meeting of Creditors
11. Medical Malpractice Judgments
12. Notice To Creditors
13. One Spouse Filing or a Co-Debtor
14. Pension Plans
15. Profit Sharing Plans
16. Student Loans
17. Timely Filing of Papers		 9-12
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Chapter Five GLOSSARY OF WORDS AND PHRASES 13-15
Chapter Six KEEPING YOUR PROPERTY
Exempt Property Under Federal Non-Bankruptcy Laws
Property Exemptions Under the Federal Bankruptcy Code		 16-17
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Chapter Seven THE OFFICIAL FORMS
1. Voluntary Petition (ABK-1001a-b)
2. Notice To Individual Consumer Debtors (ABK-2001)
3. Application To Pay Filing Fee In Installments (ABK-4001)
4. Individual Debtor's Statement of Intention, Form (ABK-5001)
5. Statement of Financial Affairs, Page 1 (ABK-6001)
6. Statement of Financial Affairs, Page 2 (ABK-6002)
7. Statement of Financial Affairs, Page 3 (ABK-6003)
8. Statement of Financial Affairs, Page 4 (ABK-6004)
9. Statement of Financial Affairs, Page 5 (ABK-6005)
10. Statement of Financial Affairs, Page 6 (ABK-6006)
11. Statement of Financial Affairs, Page 7 (ABK-6007)
12. Statement of Financial Affairs, Page 8 (ABK-6008)
13. Statement of Financial Affairs, Page 9 (ABK-6009)
14. Statement of Financial Affairs, Page 10 (ABK-6010)
15. Summary of Schedules (ABK-7001)
16. Schedule A - Real Property (ABK-7002)
17. Schedule B - Personal Property (ABK-7003)
18. Schedule B - Continuation Sheet (ABK-7004)
19. Schedule B - Continuation Sheet (ABK-7005)
20. Schedule C - Property Claimed Exempt (ABK-7006)
21. Schedule D - Creditors Holding Secured Claims (ABK-7007)
22. Schedule D - Continuation Sheet (ABK-7008)
23. Schedule E - Creditors Holding Unsecured Priority Claims (ABK-7009)
24. Schedule E- Continuation Sheet (ABK-7010)
25. Schedule F - Creditors Holding Unsecured Non-Priority Claims (ABK-7011)
26. Schedule F - Continuation Sheet (ABK-7012)
27. Schedule F - Continuation Sheet (ABK-7013)
28. Schedule F - Continuation Sheet (ABK-7014)
29. Schedule G - Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases (ABK-7015)
30. Schedule H - Co-Debtors (ABK-7016)
31. Schedule I - Current Income of Individual Debtors (ABK-7017)
32. Schedule J - Current Expenditures of Individual Debtors (ABK-7018)
33. Declaration Concerning Debtor's Schedules (ABK-7019)
34. Master Mailing List (ABK-9050)
35. Preparation Guide For Master Mailing Matrix (ABK-9051)
36. Master Mailing Matrix (ABK-9052)
37. Declaration for Mailing Matrix, Forms (ABK-9052b-c)
38. Reaffirmation Agreement, Form (ABK-9075)
Overview		 18-20
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Chapter Eight SELECTING, PREPARING & FILING THE OFFICIAL FORMS 21-26
Step One. The Selection Of The Forms
1. Application To Pay Filing Fees In Installments, Form ABK-4001
2. Chapter 7 Individual Debtor's Statement of Intention, Form ABK-5001
3. Master Mailing List, Form ABK-9051
4. Master Mailing Matrix, Form ABK-9052
5. Schedule Continuation Sheets
    a. Schedule D, Form ABK-7007
    b. Schedule E, Form ABK-7009
    c. Schedule F, Form ABK-7011
6. Correct Order of Forms		 21-22
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Step Two. The Preparation Of The Forms
The Accuracy of Information
Property Values
    1. Automobile (any motor vehicle)
    2. Clothing
    3. Furniture
    4. Insurance Policy Cash Value
    5. Jewelry
    6. Real Property
Earned Wages
Exempt Property Schedule     a. The Alphabetical Order of Creditors
    b. Collection Agency or Creditor
Summary of Schedules
Mailing List (Matrix)		 22
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23-24
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Step Three. The Filing Procedures
a. Signing the Forms
b. Making Copies
c. Stapling the Sales
    Originals
    Blue Back Covers
c. Stapling the Sets
d. Filing the Forms		 24-26
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Chapter Nine THE COURT HEARING & OTHER POST HEARING ACTIONS
The First Court Hearing
After the First Court Hearing
Creditor Action
Non-Dischargeability of Debts
Trustee Action
The Adversary and Discharge Hearings
Conclusion		 27-29
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APPENDIX A (Specimen Forms)
    Index To Appendix A
    Specimen Forms		 31-69
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33-69
APPENDIX B (State Exemption Statutes)
    Index To Appendix B		 71
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