Legal Opinion

In Re Frank Schifano, Debtor. Alfred Razzaboni and Henry Razzaboni v. Frank Schifano

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 10, 2004No. 03-9012PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises an interesting question relating to the importance for a debtor to maintain and preserve the debtor’s financial records for a reasonable period prior to filing for bankruptcy to allow the bankruptcy court to make an intelligent inquiry of the debtor’s financial status. In this case, Frank Sehifano (the “Debtor”) filed for personal bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, frustrating the efforts of Alfred and Henry Razzaboni (the “Razzabonis”) to collect a $200,000 judgment against him. The Razzabonis alleged that under 11 U.S.C. §…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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