The Top Twenty Issues in the History of Consumer Bankruptcy

21 Pages Posted: 30 Nov 2005

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Charles Jordan Tabb

University of Illinois College of Law

Abstract

The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 dramatically altered the system of consumer bankruptcy in the United States. In the wake of that landmark legislation, this article seeks to provide an historical context and perspective. The article identifies and highlights the "top twenty" consumer bankruptcy issues in the development of the Anglo-American bankruptcy tradition. These issues are grouped into the following broad categories: (1) who is eligible for bankruptcy relief; (2) what assets does the debtor get to keep; (3) what future income is shielded; and (4) who decides and how. Finally, the paper looks briefly at the moral aspect of consumer bankruptcy, viewed through an historical lens.

Suggested Citation

Tabb, Charles Jordan, The Top Twenty Issues in the History of Consumer Bankruptcy. University of Illinois Law Review, Forthcoming, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE05-032, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=859725

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