· 1/17/2002
Whitehouse v. LaRoche
Citations
- 277 F.3d 568
- 32 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20438
- 53 ERC (BNA) 1934
- 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 716
- 38 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 267
- 2002 WL 47135
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that a represented debtor must strictly comport with section 524(c) criteria to effect a valid reaffirmation
- explaining that bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy courts have concurrent jurisdiction over whether a claim was discharged by bankruptcy
- suggesting, in dicta, that a reaffirmation agreement is only enforceable if executed prior to the entry of discharge
- “[E]ither a debtor or a creditor may commence an adversary proceeding to determine the dischargeability vel non of a debt under subsection 523(a).”
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Judges: Torruella, Campbell, Cyr
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