Daily Archives: June 20, 2017

Family or Household Size in Bankruptcy

The bankruptcy code does not contain a definition of family or household size.  Under the 2005 Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act, Congress provided for the US Trustee Program or office, the authority to administer and enforce the means test which determines whether a debtor may qualify to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy and determines what payment the debtor will make to the Chapter 13 trustee in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Among the many detriments to the rights of debtors through the administration of bankruptcy Read More +