Legal Opinion
Hampton v. Young (In re Young)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 20, 2017No. Bankruptcy No. 16-11395-AMC; Adv. Proc. No. 16-00190-AMCPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Ashely M. Chan, United States Bankruptcy
I. INTRODUCTION
At the time that William C. Young (“Debtor”) filed this bankruptcy proceeding, he was owed a tax refund from the City of Philadelphia which he properly listed' on his schedules. However, his attorney failed to advise him that, upon receipt of the refund, the Debtor was required to turn over the refund proceeds to the Chapter 7 trustee. His attorney also failed to thoroughly review the schedules with the Debtor and, as a result, the Debtor omitted two small prepetition loans that he owed to his friends.
After the Debtor filed this…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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