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Keeping on Top of the New Bankruptcy Law Major Changes
(September 2005)
President Bush signed the
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
in April, and it goes into effect on October 17th. This landmark
legislation has been in the making for over nine years. The new
bankruptcy law makes the most significant revisions to bankruptcy
law since the 1978 Bankruptcy Code.
The LexisNexis® service provides at least three sources on
lexis.com to help you know what has changed and the reasons
behind the new law.
1) See what the new law will change in the current code at:
Legal > Area of Law – By Topic > Bankruptcy > Statutes & Legislative
Materials > Bankruptcy Code showing changes from the 2005
Legislation
2) Find a section by section analysis of the code changes at:
Legal > Area of Law – By Topic > Bankruptcy > Statutes & Legislative
Materials > Analysis of The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer
Protection Act of 2005
3) Retrieve a variety of legislative materials for the new law
including:
- the public law
- bill tracking report
- committee reports
- hearing transcripts
- vote reports
- Congressional Record
transcripts
- Current news articles
Legal > Area of Law – By Topic >
Bankruptcy > Statutes & Legislative Materials > 2005 BANKRUPTCY
LEGISLATION
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