Through Twitter, I came across this article “How to File Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Without a Lawyer.” Since I wrote a book about chapter 13 – where I emphasize the need for competent representation – and, since I am also a lawyer, the title alone intrigued me. So I clicked and read the article. Then, I got steamed because not only was the article excruciatingly inaccurate, in some instances it was flat out wrong. So, I’ve copied and pasted each of the “9 Steps,” and offered my response and I grade each answer.
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The US Supreme Court Rules in United Student Aid Funds, Inc. v. Espinosa
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
In another unanimous decision relating to an important bankruptcy issue, the US Supreme Court today ruled that a student loan creditor’s failure to object to confirmation to a chapter 13 plan was fatal to the creditor’s post-discharge attempts to collect the debt.
