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Yes and no. Approximately 25-40 days after the filing
of the petition with the bankruptcy court, every
Chapter 7 debtor must attend a hearing called the
"meeting of creditors". This is a brief
hearing (usually about 5 minutes) where the trustee
(a court-appointed administrator for your case)
will ask a series of questions almost identical
to those we ask during the initial consultation.
While this hearing is not in a courtroom, and the
trustee is not a judge, the debtor should treat
the hearing with the seriousness of a court proceeding
(each debtor is sworn under oath to tell the truth
under penalty of perjury). While each creditor is
entitled to attend the meeting of creditors and
question the debtor if they wish, very few (if any)
creditors actually appear at the hearing. |
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