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May 18, 2024
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2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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LEGS 212 - Bankruptcy Law
PREREQUISITES: LEGS 101 - Introduction to Legal Studies
PROGRAM: Legal Studies and Paralegal Studies
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2016
A survey of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), with a focus on consumer bankruptcy cases. The course emphasizes how to accumulate the debtor’s financial information; compile petition, schedules, statement of financial affairs, and other documents to be filed with the Court; collect and organize data for the first meeting of creditors; complete proofs of claim; and pursue creditors’ rights. Students are required to prepare a bankruptcy case under Chapter 7 or 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. A brief overview of Chapters 11 and 12 of the Bankruptcy Code is included.
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, provisions of Title 11 of the United States Code and the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure.
- Compile and draft the following:
- Petition and supporting exhibits
- Schedules A through J
- Statement of Financial Affairs
- Proofs of Claim
- Means test
- Chapter 13 plan
- Describe the different types of proceedings in bankruptcy.
- Obtain and organize debtor and creditor information.
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
- Petition, Schedules and Statement of Financial Affairs
- Proofs of Claim
- Debtor and creditor information
- Chapters 7 and 13 consumer bankruptcy cases
- Means testing
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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