H.R.5138 - Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Official: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill or disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems. as introduced.

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1/28/2008--Introduced.Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to cite circumstances under which a medically distressed debtor may elect to exempt from the property of the estate in bankruptcy up to $250,000 of the debtor's aggregate interest in specifie

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1/28/2008--Introduced.
Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2008 - Amends federal bankruptcy law to cite circumstances under which a medically distressed debtor may elect to exempt from the property of the estate in bankruptcy up to $250,000 of the debtor's aggregate interest in specified real or personal property that the debtor (or debtor's dependent) uses as a residence, in a cooperative, or in a burial plot for the debtor or a dependent. Revises requirements for dismissal or conversion of a Chapter 7 case to prohibit the court or specified parties in interest from filing a motion to dismiss or convert to Chapter 11 or 13 if the debtor is a medically distressed debtor or an economically distressed caregiver.

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02/18/08
Who Is A Medically Distressed Debtor Under The Medical Bankruptcy ...

The Medical Bankruptcy Fairness Act, HR 5138, was introduced in the House of Representatives on January 28, 2008. This bill, if passed in its present form, would amend the Bankruptcy Code is several different ways. ...

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02/14/08
Amendment offered to bk bill

The Congresswomans heart is in the right place. Hopefully she'll get some help. http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill...bill=h110-5138 HR 5138: To amend title 11 of the United States Code to provide protection for medical debt homeowners ...

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