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Business and Corporate Law: Personal Bankruptcy (Essay Sample)

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Please read the case below, answer the questions with (2 to 3 sentences) and the most important part: debate in (1 paragraph) what is in red color by citing the book chapter and another resource. The questions’ part must be answered based on the chapter 26 information.
• Debate This: Personal Bankruptcy
• Chapter 26 p. 631 (THE BOOK CHAPTER IS ATTACHED)
• Business Law Today, Comprehensive edition, 12th edition
• Roger LeRoy Miller © 2020  ISBN-10: 0357038185
Case:
Three months ago, Janet Hart’s husband of twenty years died of cancer. Although he had medical insurance, he left Janet with outstanding medical bills of more than $50,000. Janet has worked at the local library for the past ten years, earning $1,500 per month. Since her husband’s death, Janet also has received $1,500 in Social Security benefits and $1,100 in life insurance proceeds every month, giving her a monthly income of $4,100. After she pays the mortgage payment of $1,500 and the amounts due on other debts each month, Janet barely has enough left over to buy groceries for her family (she has two teenage daughters at home). She decides to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, hoping for a fresh start. Using the information provided in the chapter, answer the following questions.
1. Under the Bankruptcy Code after the reform act, what must Janet do before filing a petition for relief under Chapter 7?
2. How much time does Janet have after filing the bankruptcy petition to submit the required sched-ules? What happens if Janet does not meet the deadline?
3. Assume that Janet files a petition under Chapter 7. Further assume that the median family income in the state in which Janet lives is $49,300. What steps would a court take to determine whether Janet’s petition is presumed to be substantial abuse under the means test?
4. Suppose the court determines that no presumption of substantial abuse applies in Janet’s case. Nevertheless, the court finds that Janet does have the ability to pay at least a portion of the medical bills out of her disposable income. What would the court likely order in that situation?
Debate This:
Rather than being allowed to file Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions, individuals and couples should always be forced to make an effort to pay off their debts through Chapter 13.

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Business and Corporate Law
Student’s First Name, Middle Initial(s), Last Name
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Business and Corporate Law
Question 1
Under Chapter 7, Janet must file official forms and present the same to the bankruptcy court. Additionally, she must present a certificate confirming that she has received group or individual credit counselling from an approved nonprofit agency in the last six months and must confirm that the contents of her petition are accurate. Lastly, she must state at the time of filing that she understands the kind of relief available in other chapters of the code and prefers to proceed under Chapter 7 (Miller, 2020).
Question 2
Janet has 45 days to submit the required schedules. Failure to do so will lead to an automatic dismissal not

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