Consumer Bankruptcy

In this session, financial professionals will discuss understanding the client's current financial situation, tax implications of attorney decisions, and how to build projections and budgets.

Join ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle for this fun and informative session as he and several bankruptcy judges discuss circuit splits and hot topics on important bankruptcy issues. An attendee favorite!

What is a DSO, and what does that bankruptcy provision in every Property Settlement Agreement mean, anyway? What debts are dischargeable, and if it is called “support,” is it truly support? Does the stay need to be modified post-petition in a chapter 13, and what do you do when a current chapter 13 client ends up in divorce court? This panel will address these questions and more, including the differences between chapters 7 and 13, and what actions are stayed.

Join ABI Editor-at-Large Bill Rochelle for this fun and informative session as he and several bankruptcy judges discuss circuit splits and hot topics on important bankruptcy issues. An attendee favorite!

Sponsored by Epiq Bankruptcy Year-over-year bankruptcy filings are poised to show solid increases across most chapters in 1Q 2023. What categories of consumer and business filings are showing the largest growth? How do filings compare among different stakeholders and regions of the U.S., and will the trends continue in the year ahead? Join ABI and statistical partner Epiq Bankruptcy Analytics for a special abiLIVE webinar during which experts will discuss first-quarter filings, and what trends might lie ahead.

This session will provide a detailed look at homestead and tenancy by the entirety exemptions, as well as retirement assets in bankruptcy.