Legal Opinion
Schechter v. Hansen (In Re Hansen)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 15, 2005No. 19-05583PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
A. BENJAMIN GOLDGAR, Bankruptcy Judge.
In 2001, lawyer and businessman Chris Hansen sold his house. Over the next year and a half, he claims to have frittered away most of the money from the sale on the stock market. He purportedly blew another $100,000 trying to shore up the small, failing oil company where he worked. The rest went to what he called “living expenses.” On the run from his ex-wife who was pressing him to make his delinquent child support payments, in September 2002 Hansen sought relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code.
Joel Schechter was appointed trustee…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- Alexandra York v. Association of the Bar of the City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
- In the Matter of Malen A. Juzwiak, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Pereira v. Young (In Re Young)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 2006
- Buckeye Retirement Properties of Indiana, LLC v. Tauber (In Re Tauber)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 2006
- Ng v. AdlerDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2014
- Schechter v. 5841 Building Corp. (In Re Hansen)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2006
- Rutili v. O'NeillUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2012
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