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objection to dischargeability

objection to dischargeability A trustee's or creditor's objection to the debtor being released from personal liability for certain dischargeable debts. Common reasons include

ordinary course of business

a business esp. considered in relation to the amount, circumstances, and validity of a particular transfer [the bankruptcy trustee voided a transfer that was not in the ordinary course of business] see also buyer in ordinary course

plan

one made under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code that places future earnings under the control of a trustee, provides for the payment of creditors, and is subject to approval by the creditors

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preference

antecedent debt at debt, fraudulent conveyance general assignment at assignment NOTE: Preferences can be voided by a bankruptcy trustee because they diminish the bankruptcy estate out of which other creditors will be paid. Preferences must be made

prudent man rule

prudent man rule : a rule giving discretion to a fiduciary and esp. a trustee to manage another's affairs and invest another's money with such skill and care as a person of ordinary

self-dealing

insiders) rather than those to whom one owes a duty by virtue of one's position [ by a trustee] self-dealing adj

invade

2 : to make payments out of (a fund from which payments are not ordinarily made) [authorized the trustee to the principal for educational expenses]

sequester

sequester -tered -ter·ing [Anglo-French sequestrer, from Middle French, from Latin sequestrare to hand over to a trustee, from sequester third party to whom disputed property is entrusted, agent, from secus beside, otherwise] 1 : to

settlor

settlor : a person who creates a trust compare beneficiary, trustee

small business case

deemed inactive by the court) and in which the debtor is subject to more oversight by the U.S. trustee than other chapter 11 debtors. The Bankruptcy Code contains certain provisions designed to reduce the time a small

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