Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Maryland

What happens after I appear before the Trustee, until the discharge

I just appeared before a Trustee on my Chapter 7 case.

After the Trustee asked me questions and looked over

my papers, she didn't say anything. My Attorney

rose and we both walked out of the room. He told

me the hearing went superbly, even better then he

expected, as a number of questions we both thought

would be asked, were not asked.

My question is: between now and the discharge, what

happens? Does the court run a check on me to make

sure I didn't "omit" anything? or does the discharge

just get rubber stamped and the discharge done?

Since I saw the period before the discharge is usually

2-3 months, what happens during that period?

Thank you very much.


Asked on 9/03/00, 12:35 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lawrence Holzman Holzman Law Firm, LLC

Re: What happens after I appear before the Trustee, until the discharge

Of course, your attorney is the one who can best answer this question, because he/she knows all of the specific facts of your case. In general, the chapter 7 trustee will examine the information that was provided in a debtor's petition, schedules, and at the �341 meeting of creditors. If the trustee determines that there are no assets to distribute and finds nothing objectionable about the exemptions and/or other parts of the petition, then he/she will a report to the court of "no assets". Providing that there are no timely filed objections or other proceedings filed by creditors, a discharge would be entered shortly thereafter. In the typical consumer bankruptcy case, the trustee does not conduct any investigation beyond a review of the information provided in the schedules and at the �341 meeting.

Lawrence R. Holzman

Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A.

6404 Ivy Lane, Suite 400

Greenbelt, MD 20770

(301) 220-2200

fax (301) 220-1214

Disclaimer: Please note that the posting of this response is not intended to constitute legal advice. You should contact an attorney to obtain information applicable to your situation. This posting is not confidential or priviledged and does not create an attorney/client relationship.

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Answered on 10/05/00, 10:09 am


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