Category Archives: Bankruptcy Abuse and Prevention Act
The Next Major Change of BAPCPA
In April of 2005, the United States Congress passed the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005, commonly known as BAPCPA. That law took effect in October of 2005. One of the important changes of BAPCPA was 11 U.S.C. §727(a)(8), which was amended to increase the number of years for which a person can refile a chapter… Read More »