Purpose In recent decades, research on consumer debt and well-being is emerging.
However, research on the potential effect of debt portfolios on family financial well-being is …

Good Girls, the popular American crime comedy-drama television series, follows the lives of
three women living in Detroit, Michigan. 1 The crime aspect of the show arises because all …

In light of these events, consumer bankruptcy seems not just irrelevant, but as some on the
panel have suggested, downright ill-equipped to deal with the critical underlying issues …

The Settlement Trap Page 1 The Settlement Trap LINDSEY D. SIMON* Mass tort victims often
wait years for resolution of their personal injury claims, but many who successfully navigate this …

Congress has a great affinity for debt adjustment bankruptcies. These are bankruptcies in
which a debtor keeps rather than liquidates her assets and instead repays creditors out of …

The bankruptcy courts have set up help lines and placed lots of helpful information on court
websites. These websites allow the court to get accurate and helpful information out to many …

The importance of a functioning bankruptcy system cannot be overstated. The Bankruptcy
Code'has been in place since the enactment of the Bankruptcy Act of 1978.2 The Bankruptcy …

Chapter 13 bankruptcy has long been heralded as a moral alternative to chapter 7
liquidations. Despite this, success among chapter 13 debtors is limited, and debtors who opt …

Emerging technology is law's magic mirror. Even as law seeks to cabin the effects of
emerging technology in society, when we hold emerging technology up to law, emerging …

It is increasingly difficult for people who need consumer bankruptcy relief to access it.
Ironically, many of the people who most need it cannot afford it, and oftentimes they come …