Consumer Bankruptcy

From time to time in this column we have reported on general trends in chapter 13 case administration. Here, we present an update through the end of September 2003 (FY 2003). 1 Table 1 displays the numbers of chapter 13 filings and the amount of disbursements made

The Clerk's Offices of U.S. Bankruptcy Courts offer the bankruptcy community a plethora of services that often are underutilized and may be unknown to many constituencies. Many clerk's offices have adopted a customer-service approach in organizational design and