Potential Effect of Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act on Child Support Payments Cannot Be Determined because Data Needed for Study Are Not Available (open access)

Potential Effect of Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act on Child Support Payments Cannot Be Determined because Data Needed for Study Are Not Available

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Between 2001 and 2004, an average of more than 1.5 million people annually filed for personal bankruptcy protection. In April 2005, the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (Reform Act) was enacted, in part, to address certain factors viewed as contributing to an escalation in bankruptcy filings. Described as representing the most comprehensive set of reforms in more than 25 years, the Reform Act, among other things, requires those filers with the ability to pay some of their debts from future earnings to enter into repayment plans under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code instead of liquidating their assets under Chapter 7 and granting the debtor a discharge from eligible debts. Individuals usually file for bankruptcy under one of two chapters of the Bankruptcy Code. Under Chapter 13, filers submit a repayment plan to the court agreeing to pay part or all of their debts over time, usually 3 to 5 years. Under Chapter 7, the filer's eligible assets are reduced to cash and distributed to creditors in accordance with distribution priorities and procedures set out in the Bankruptcy Code. A large majority of cases filed under …
Date: October 26, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 2007 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 26, 2007
Creator: Morrell, Donna
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 2007 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 2007

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: October 26, 2007
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 109, No. 126, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 2007 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 109, No. 126, Ed. 1 Friday, October 26, 2007

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 26, 2007
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Texas Register, Volume 32, Number 43, Pages 7553-7776, October 26, 2007 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 32, Number 43, Pages 7553-7776, October 26, 2007

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: October 26, 2007
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History