Exceptions To Discharge In Chapter 7 – Part II of II

By James F. Molleur, Esq., Molleur Law Office, Biddeford, Maine

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Section 523(a)(2)(B)

           
Section 523(a)(2)(B) addresses fraud by a debtor that makes use of a statement in writing.  Section 523(a)(2)(B) reads as follows:

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