Legal Opinion
Harrington v. Simmons
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 20, 2016No. 15-9005PPublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
In exchange for a fresh start, a debtor must paint a basic picture of his financial condition and satisfactorily explain the disposition of his assets during the period leading up to the filing of his bankruptcy petition. Here, the bankruptcy court pronounced the debtor’s lack of documentation “shocking and disturbing” and found that he had not satisfactorily explained the disposition of his assets. Consequently, the court denied the debtor a discharge. The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the First Circuit (the BAP) upheld this decision. S ee Harrington v. Simmons (In re…
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