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J.K. Lasser's The New Bankruptcy Law and You
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NATHALIE MARTIN has been a bankruptcy attorney for well over a decade. Currently, she is on the faculty of the University of New Mexico School of Law. Martin has published articles on bankruptcy as well as elder law. She is the author of The Glannon Guide to Bankruptcy: Learning Bankruptcy Through Multiple-Choice Questions and Analysis.

STEWART PALEY has been a bankruptcy attorney for a decade and a partner at the Philadelphia law firm of Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Elhers LLP. He is currently a Visiting Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law.

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Foreword.

Introduction.

1. How Did I Get into This Mess? A Story about Proliferating Credit, Volatile Job Markets, Rising Health Care Costs, and You.

2. Psychology of Debt 101: It’s Not All Your Fault So You Needn't Feel Guilty.

3. Happiness Through Saving.

4. The Economics of Consumer Credit.

5. The Basics of Debtor–Creditor Law: A Quick Vocabulary Lesson.

6. Do I Need a Bankruptcy at All?: Assessing Your Situation.

7. The New Law versus the Old Law If I Need to File, Should I File Now or Later?

8. Preparing to File for Bankruptcy: Don't File without Reading This!

9. Basics of Bankruptcy Law That Apply to All Bankruptcies.

10. The Treatment of Secured Creditors in Bankruptcy.

11. Basic Bankruptcy Procedures.

12. The Chapter 7 Discharge and Its Limitations.

13. Keeping Secured Property in a Chapter 7 Case.

14. Dismissal of a Chapter 7 Case: The New Issue in Consumer Bankruptcy.

15. Chapter 13 Payment Plan Cases.

16. Business and Bankruptcy Law.

17. Investing and Your Future.

Appendix—Chart of State Law Exemptions.

Glossary.

References.

Index.

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