Exemptions and Other Pitfalls – Part 5 of 6

By Pam Bassel, Standing Chapter 13 Trustee and Heena Hirani, Staff Attorney, North Richland Hills, TX
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(Produced and first published for the State Bar of Texas 31st Annual Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Course February 4-5, 2016)

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