Publisher's Synopsis
<p> Practical paralegal text that covers the basics of bankruptcy practice, debt creation, secured transactions, the law of liens, and debt collection practices. </p> <p> This text is available in <b>ebook</b> format from the <a target="_blank" href="http://store.vitalsource.com/show/9781454815563"> VitalSource Store</a>. <br />To download and use the ebook, you will need the free VitalSource Bookshelf software. <a target="_blank" href="http://support.vitalsource.com/kb/vbs-ht/download-the-latest-version-of-vitalsource-bookshelf"> DOWNLOAD NOW </a><br /> <a target="_blank" href="http://store.vitalsource.com/show/9781454815563"><img src="http://www.aspenlaw.com/redesign/images/th-vitalsource.gif" alt="VitalBook Format Available" style="border:0;" /></a> </p> <p> Features of The ABCs of Debt: </p> <ul> <li> Completely up-to-date coverage of <b>both bankruptcy law</b> and the related topics of <b>debt creation</b>, <b>debt collection, and the discharge or reorganization of debt in bankruptcy</b>. </li> <li> <b>Debt creation and debt collection are covered in detail before addressing bankruptcy</b>, putting the entire debtor/creditor relationship into a broader, more realistic context. </li> <li> Bankruptcy law is presented in a <b>clear, readable format</b> that focuses on the main concepts rather than the minutia of the law. The bankruptcy process is addressed <b>sequentially</b>, as it arises in actual cases, rather than piecemeal. </li> <li> Not only teaches students <b><i>about</i></b> the law but also how to <b><i> apply</i></b> the law. By stressing the how-to of debtor/creditor law, this text provides the student that critical bridge between simply knowing about a subject and being able to function as a paralegal in the office where debtor-creditor work is done. </li> <li> In addition to examples and forms, Parsons uses <b>realistic case studies</b> to enable students to apply the knowledge and skills they are learning. Forms for use with these case studies included on a CD with the book. </li> <li> The text provides a <b>step-by-step instruction for completing a bankruptcy petition </b>and the challenging <b>OBF 22A for the Chapter 7 means tes</b>t and <b>OBF 22C for the Chapter 13 determination of commitment period and projected disposable income</b>. </li> <li> Helpful pedagogy includes: <ul> <li> Forms and illustrations </li> <li> Examples </li> <li> Case excerpts and summaries </li> <li> Learn-by-doing exercises </li> <li> Problems/Hypotheticals </li> <li> Ethical queries </li> <li> Key terms/marginal definitions </li> <li> Review questions </li> </ul> </li> <li> Suitable as the sole text for a course in <b>bankruptcy/commercial law</b> or could be used in a bankruptcy course where the instructor wants to provide some background in related topics. </li> <li> <b>Teaching package</b> includes a comprehensive instructor's manual with test bank and exercises on Instructor’s CD tied to Best Case. Author keeps material and forms updated for both students and instructors at the book’s website. </li> </ul> <p> <b>New to the Second Edition</b>: </p> <ul> <li> The section on <b>consumer predatory lending</b> in Chapter Three has been expanded and a discussion added regarding the new <b>Consumer Financial Protection Bureau created by the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010</b>. </li> <li> In Chapter Four, <b>coverage of the Great Recession and consequent mortgage foreclosure crisis has been expanded and a discussion of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 added</b>. </li> <li> Coverage of credit card debt in Chapter Three has been updated to address <b> reforms the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 and amendments by the Federal Reserve to its Regulation E </b>are discussed in Chapter Three. </li> <li> Chapter Three also contains a <b>new section on the burgeoning debt settlement industry and related consumer scams</b>. </li> <li> <b>The growing problem of student loan debt and the impact of the U.S. Department of Education’s new Direct Loan Program</b> mandated by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Actof 2010 is discussed in Chapter Seventeen. </li> <li> <b>All of the bankruptcy material in Part C of the text has been revised</b> to reflect the changes wrought by the Statutory Time-Periods Technical Amendments Act of 2009, the April 2010 adjustments in dollar amounts for allowed exemptions, and the most recent amendments to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. </li> <li> During its 2009-2010 term the United States Supreme Court decided no fewer than seven cases that bear on debtor/creditor relations, four of them dealing with the Bankruptcy Code. All of those decisions are addressed in the second edition as are numerous lower court decisions interpreting the 2005 BAPCPA amendments to the Code. </li> <li> In the second edition, <b>more completed bankruptcy forms are included in the text itself</b> for easier reference by the student. </li> <li> <b>Coverage of the Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases in Part C of the text has been reorganized and simplified in part by using shorter chapters</b> . As a result of these various revisions of the bankruptcy material, Part C of the text has been expanded by two chapters and now consists of Chapters Twelve through Twenty-Four (Twelve through Twenty-Two in the first edition). </li> <li> <b>The bankruptcy forms used in the Case Studies accompanying the text and in the Model Documents provided in the Instructor’s Manual have been updated</b> using the most current official forms issued by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. </li> </ul> <p> *Instructor's Manuals are a professional courtesy offered to professors only. For more information or to request a copy, please contact Wolter's Kluwer Law & Business at 800.529.7545 or [email protected]. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
