Legal Opinion
In Re Adams
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 2, 1999No. 18-01783PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER DENYING APPLICATIONS TO APPROVE REAFFIRMATION AGREEMENTS
JEFFRY H. GALLET, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Debt reaffirmation agreements are an exception to the fundamental principle of United States bankruptcy law that an honest debtor receives a fresh start. Congress, realizing the importance of the fresh start principle, and, also, that in certain situations debtors may wish to reaffirm their pre-petition debts for good reason, enacted 11 U.S.C. § 524(c). That section permits reaffirmations in certain limited circumstances, following specific statutory procedures and only…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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