Legal Opinion
In Re Whitener
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 13, 1986No. 19-30634PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MARTIN V.B. BOSTETTER, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
A major purpose of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-151326 (“the Code”) is to give the honest debtor a fresh start. The question presented here is whether the honest debtor can also obtain a clean credit slate if he voluntarily satisfies obligations previously discharged in bankruptcy.
Larry Bruce Whitener (“Whitener”) filed a petition for relief under chapter 7 of the Code on April 22, 1980. Whitener received a discharge in his no-asset case on July 31, 1980, and his case was closed on May 29, 1981. Even though…
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