Legal Question in Bankruptcy in Illinois

a creditor

My bankruptcy was discharged 5 years ago. In it a small loan was for 2000.00 was not listed on the list of creditors. Is this not automatically included via a precedent of some sort? (Mendez case?)


Asked on 6/24/09, 8:38 pm

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Terrance Leeders Leeders Law

Re: a creditor

If you filed before the law change that occurred in October, 2005, in Illinois, there is caselaw, In Re Mendiola. This states that if a debt was inadvertently left off the bankruptcy case, the debt would be discharged anyways.

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Answered on 6/25/09, 10:27 am


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