Bankruptcy Law Glossary
Bankruptcy is a complicated topic and there are many that can be confusing. We've created this glossary of bankruptcy law to help you understand the many different legal topics associated with bankruptcy cases. Please browse the list below to see definitions of many common bankruptcy . If you don't see the term listed that you're looking for, please use our Ask A Question form and we'll do our best to add the definition to our site.
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Bankruptcy Law Glossary
- Abuse
- Accounts in Good Standing
- Adversary Proceeding (AP)
- Asset
- Asset or No Asset Case
- Automatic Stay
- Balloon Payment
- Bank Account Levy
- Bankrupt
- Bankruptcy
- Bankruptcy Code
- Bankruptcy Court
- Bankruptcy Estate
- Bankruptcy Exemption
- Bankruptcy Fraud
- Bankruptcy Objection
- Bankruptcy Petition
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
- Chapter 12 Bankruptcy
- Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
- Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
- Claim
- Clerk of a Bankruptcy District Court
- Collateral
- Confirmation
- Consumer Debt
- Contingent Claim
- Cramming Down a Loan
- Credit Bureau
- Credit Counseling
- Credit Score
- Creditor
- Creditors Meeting
- Current Monthly Income (CMI)
- Debt
- Debt Consolidation
- Debtor
- Debtor Education
- Debtor in Possession
- Default
- Defiency
- Discharge
- Dismissal of Bankruptcy
- Disposable Monthly Income (DMI)
- District Bankruptcy Courts
- Electronic Case Filing
- Equity
- Exclusivity
- Exempt and Non exempt Assets
- Exempt and Non exempt Debts
- Garnishment
- Insider
- Insolvency
- Involuntary Bankruptcy
- Jointly Filed
- Judge
- Lien
- Liquidation
- Means Test
- No Asset Case
- Non Consumer Bankruptcy
- Non Discharged Debt
- Non Exempt Assets or Property
- PACER
- Panel Trustee
- Petition (See also Bankruptcy Petition)
- Preferential Payment
- Priority Claim
- Pro Se
- Proof of Claim
- Reaffirmation Agreement
- Redemption
- Relief from the Automatic Stay
- Repayment Plan
- Schedules
- Secured Creditor
- Secured Debt
- Small Business Bankruptcy
- Statement of Intention
- Under Secured Claim
- United States Trustee
- Unscheduled Debt
- Unsecured Creditors
- Voluntary Bankruptcy
- Voluntary Surrender
- Voluntary Transfer
- Wage Garnishment
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Electronic Case Filing
The electronic case filing (ECF) of the bankruptcy process is a relatively new automated case management system put in place by the United States bankruptcy court system.Category: bankruptcy