Bankruptcy Adversary Proceeding

Orlando Bankruptcy Litigation Lawyer, L. Todd Budgen provides professional Adversary Proceeding Attorney services in Orlando, Maitland, Longwood, Altamonte Springs, Winter Park, Orange - Osceola - Seminole Counties, and Central Florida.

Call 407.481.2888 about your Bankruptcy Adversary Proceeding needs in Orlando and Central Florida.

“Adversary proceeding” is bankruptcy-speak for “lawsuit.” Two words instead of one and several more syllables but an adversary proceeding is a lawsuit in bankruptcy court. The debtor (the person filing bankruptcy) is usually the defendant in such a lawsuit but not always. Typically.

Many bankruptcy cases filed by individuals – especially Chapter 7s and Chapter 13s – occur and finish without an adversary proceeding happening in the case. In fact, most cases on the court’s docket do not spurn separate adversary proceedings. Thankfully for most people, a bankruptcy filing is a relatively fuss-free proceeding that is still a legal process but they start and finish with minimal fanfare and without the filer having to defend himself or herself against someone (usually a creditor) who wants to sue them separately. It is usually to set aside a debt, or to deny the filer his or her discharge for certain reasons.

In short, adversary proceeding is a general term that means a separate lawsuit involving the debtor who has filed for bankruptcy against his creditor or another party in interest.

Budgen Law can represent both Debtor or Creditor or Trustee in an adversary proceeding. Budgen Law can represent a Debtor even if the Debtor has a different attorney in the main case, but that attorney has declined to represent the Debtor in the adversary proceeding.

Call 407.481.2888 to Schedule a Confidential Bankruptcy Adversary Proceeding Legal Consultation with Orlando and Central Florida Lawyer, L. Todd Budgen.