Marilyn Perkins, a virtual bankruptcy assistant, arrived from Hamden, Connecticut yesterday and we began her 1-on-1 training session today. During the training, Marilyn asked me to provide a sample of some petitions on PACER so she could understand how the entire process worked after the case was filed.
I logged into PACER and found two excellent cases that provide the extreme so that these errors are easily identifiable. I wanted to pass these along to you so you can review these cases and learn from them like Marilyn did:
For a real life example of a case where the petition was prepared INCORRECTLY:
Debtor Name: Kelley Jean Charles
Bankruptcy District: Georgia, Northern District
Bankruptcy Case No: 08-22110
Notice that the attorney filed incomplete schedules as well as filing two (not one) conversions from a Chapter 7 to Chapter 13 and then Chapter 13 back to a Chapter 7. Also notice that this case was kept open unnecessarily for almost a year. Think of the amount of extra paperwork and lost profits the law firm encountered simply because no prior training in preparing well-detailed bankruptcy petitions had been implemented.
For a real life example of a case where the petition was prepared CORRECTLY:
Debtor Name: Melissa Kivel
Bankruptcy District: Ohio, Southern District
Bankruptcy Case No: 08-bk-62522
To view these cases on PACER, login at:
http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov/
Local the proper bankruptcy court, search for the debtor by the Bankruptcy Case No and click on HISTORY of documents in order to view the history of each case.
WANT TO FIND OUT MORE?
We cover this topic and many more at every Chapter 13 seminar. In fact, we cover a wide range of different case examples and provide you with a logical analysis so that you understand WHY you take certain steps in the bankruptcy process. It is not enough to simply follow directions. By teaching you WHY you follow these directions, your skills will improve and you will always do a much better job.
Try to attend one of the upcoming seminars:
Chapter 13 Seminar in Denver, Colorado
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Chapter 13 Seminar in Los Angeles, California
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I hope to see you at one or both seminars and may you have a wonderful rest-of-the-week.
Victoria Ring, CEO
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