bankruptcy estate — all legal or equitable interests of the debtor in property at the time of the bankruptcy filing. The estate includes all property in which the debtor has an interest, even if it is owned or held by another person (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
bankruptcy sale — A free and clear sale of debtor s real estate or personal property conducted by the bankruptcy court through the trustee in order to obtain proceeds for distribution to creditors of the bankruptcy estate. (Bernstein s Dictionary of Bankruptcy… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
estate — The intangible entity containing all of the non exempt assets and liabilities of the debtor. (Bernstein s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology) Under the Bankruptcy and insolvency Act, the name given to the file or bankruptcy estate. (Dictionary… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
bankruptcy trustee — A private individual or corporation appointed in all chapter 7, chapter 12, and chapter 13 cases to represent the interests of the bankruptcy estate and the debtor s creditors (SA Bankruptcy.com) A private individual or corporation appointed in… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 — Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) of 2005 This legislation primarily affects consumer filings, making it more difficult for a person or estate to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The BAPCPA impacts business filers as… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (BAPCPA) of 2005 — This legislation primarily affects consumer filings, making it more difficult for a person or estate to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The BAPCPA impacts business filers as well with the heaviest impact on smaller (those listing less than $2… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
estate — es·tate /i stāt/ n [Anglo French estat, literally, state, condition, from Old French, from Latin status, from stare to stand] 1: the interest of a particular degree, nature, quality, or extent that one has in land or other property compare fee;… … Law dictionary
bankruptcy — bank·rupt·cy / baŋ ˌkrəp sē/ n pl cies 1: the quality or state of a bankrupt filed for bankruptcy 2: the administration of an insolvent debtor s property by the court for the benefit of the debtor s creditors the debt was discharged in bankruptcy … Law dictionary
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (US) — Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act Full title An Act to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. Acronym BAPCPA Colloquial name(s) Bankruptcy Reform Enacted by the … Wikipedia
Bankruptcy discharge — Bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy in the United States Authority · History U.S. Trustee Court … Wikipedia