I can’t believe that it has been a couple years since I posted my first Sample Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition. The Sample Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition has been revised, improved and updated for 2013. I continue to see Pro Se Debtors huddled around this Sample Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition at the United States Bankruptcy Court [...]
Read MoreAs many of you know, I have volunteered for a number of years at the United States Bankruptcy Court – Central District – San Fernando Valley Division in Woodland Hills at the Bankruptcy “Self-Help Desk.” In 2010, I was honored to receive the William J. Lasarow Award for my pro bono service on behalf of [...]
Read MoreThe example of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition which I previously posted has been updated as of April 2010 and can be found below. This filled out example has replaced the sample chapter 7 bankruptcy petition I lecture from at my self-help desk at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Woodland Hills. In this difficult 2010 [...]
Read MoreHow often I have seen Pro Se Debtors huddled around this Sample Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Petition at the United States Bankruptcy Court in Woodland Hills. Of course, the material is hopefully helpful as a sample to ALL debtors wherever you may reside given the general uniformity of these forms in the federal bankruptcy courts. I [...]
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Ilyse Klavir, Esq. is a bankruptcy and workers' compensation attorney based in Lancaster and Woodland Hills, California serving clients throughout the Antelope and San Fernando Valleys. She was awarded the 2010 William J Lasarow Award for her work on behalf of debtors as part of the Debtor Assistance Project and Public Counsel Law Center.
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