The Chapter 7 case of a debtor must be dismissed because she failed to obtain a certificate of credit counseling before filing her petition, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia held.
Sundari Karma Prasad failed to show that she is disabled and qualified for an exemption from filing the certificate of credit counseling, S. Martin Teel, Jr., wrote June 11.
Under Bankruptcy Code Section 109(h)(1), a debtor must obtain a certificate of credit counseling within 180 days before filing a bankruptcy case. Debtors are exempt if, after notice and hearing, they can’t complete that requirement because of ...
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