Quick Reference Guide to 2017 Changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure Affecting Chapter 13 Cases

By Beverly M. Burden Chapter 13 Trustee for the Eastern District of Kentucky

Check this out . . . Trustee Burden shares a jewel of a resource. This Quick Reference Guide is a summary of certain changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure to be effective December 1, 2017.

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Beverly M. Burden, Lexington, Kentucky, has served as the Chapter 13 Trustee for the Eastern District of Kentucky since 1999. From 1987 to 1999, she served as . . .

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