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Going To Court In Your Bankruptcy Case

By Cathy Moran

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Every bankruptcy debtor must go to court in their bankruptcy case. It’s usually the first and only time that your personal appearance is required. And these days, your “personal appearance” is by Zoom. What’s the point of going to court The first meeting of creditors has two basic purposes: to have the debtor validate the […]

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You’ve arrived at the Bankruptcy Soapbox, a resource of bankruptcy information and consumer law.

Soapbox is a companion site to Bankruptcy in Brief, where I try to be largely explanatory and even handed (Note I said “try”).

Here, I allow myself to tell stories and express strong opinions. We dig deeper into how to consider bankruptcy and navigate a bankruptcy case.

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