News & Announcements: 2024-02

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PROCEDURE CHANGE FOR MOTIONS FOR A HARDSHIP DISCHARGE

Release Date
Wed, 2024-02-21

Effective March 1, 2024, a debtor seeking a hardship discharge must file and serve on all creditors: (1) a motion for a hardship discharge; (2) a proposed order; (3) a notice of a 14-day objection period that will set a hearing no sooner...

U.S. BANKRUPTCY JUDGESHIP VACANCY District of New Jersey

Release Date
Mon, 2024-02-05

Chief Judge Michael A. Chagares of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit announces the application process for a bankruptcy judgeship in the District of New Jersey, seated in Trenton. A bankruptcy judge is appointed to a 14-...