Monthly Archives: February 2010

You Can Still Eliminate Credit Card Debts and Taxes in Chapter 7

You can still get rid of credit card debt and certain taxes in Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases

How to Lose a Chapter 7 Discharge: Failure to Keep Adequate Records

A while back I wrote an article about the importance of keeping records and receipts, as they are necessary in a bankruptcy case (see http://bklaw.com/bankruptcy-blog/2008/11/receipts-and-documentation/). This requirement was recently revisited by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in In re Caneva, 550 F.3d 206 (9th Cir. 2008). In that case, the court held that a…