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

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

Back in July, The Academy first posted Trustee Burden’s Quick Reference Guide which is a summary of certain changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure effective December 1st. She has now UPDATED this ‘must have’ tool.

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

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