LEGL 2350 Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights

3 Credit Hour(s)

Students are introduced to bankruptcy procedures with an emphasis on paralegal tasks. This course includes the study of the initial filing, meetings of creditors, adversarial proceedings, final discharge hearings, the automatic stay, adequate protection, and proceedings under Chapters 7, 11, and 13. Students also study the debtor’s obligations and rights, secured and unsecured creditors’ priorities, preferences and fraudulent transfers, and bankruptcy court rules. Students identify assets and liabilities and prepare various bankruptcy forms.

Prerequisite(s): LEGL 1300 and LEGL 1320 with a “C” or better