PRLGL 126 - Bankruptcy for Paralegals

3 credits

This course introduces the bankruptcy process and bankruptcy practice. The course teaches students how to prepare and file a bankruptcy petition and how to protect the rights of creditors. Subjects include: the automatic stay, exceptions to discharge, means testing, mortgages, and lift-stay actions, expecptions, preference, secured loans and reaffirmation agreements, the role of trustees, and using the PACER and ECF electronic systems shared by the Federal and Bankruptcy courts.

Prerequisites: PRLGL 101 Introduction to Paralegal Studies.