| A | B |
|---|
| debtor | A person who owes debts |
| nonpriority claim | Type of debt |
| paralegal | Works for an attorney |
| reaffirmation | Confirm a debt |
| attorney | Who a paralegal works for |
| complete liquidation | Another name for Chapter 7 |
| judge | The court authority |
| agreement | When two minds meet and agree |
| discharge | Bankruptcy is over and debtor has complied with all the requirements of the court |
| dismissal | Bankruptcy is over because debtor did not comply with all the requirements of the court |
| automatic stay | What happens when a petition is filed |
| bankruptcy court | Where the 341 Meeting is held |
| confirmation | What happens when debtors confirm |
| common law | Wisconsin is one state that has this type of law |
| contingent claim | Possible dispute |
| credit counseling certificate | What a debtor must obtain before filing or immediately after filing a bankruptcy petition |
| declaratory judgment | A type of ruling |
| trustee | The person at the 341 Meeting |
| docket | A list of court cases |
| equitable interest | A type of debt |
| executory contracts | A type of agreement |
| fraudulent transfer | A possible crime |
| fresh start | Another term for filing bankruptcy |
| insider | A brother, sister, other relative or friend |
| exculpatory evidence | Evidence that helps a case |
| in forma pauperis | Latin for "in the form of a pauper" |
| interrogatories | questions for a party to a complaint |
| judgment | A ruling signed by a judge |
| jurisdictions | Court location |
| jurisprudence | The philosophy of law |
| lien | What a creditor does to debtor’s property |
| liquidation | Surplus converted to cash |
| nondischargeable debt | A debt that can never be erased |
| objection to dischargeability | When the creditors have just cause to not allow the bankruptcy to be discharged |
| proof of claim | What the creditors file |
| objection to plan | When the creditors do not agree |
| pleadings | Court documents |
| priority claim | A debt that must be paid first in a bankruptcy |
| creditor | Who the debtor owes money to |
| means test | A form within the bankruptcy petition |
