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About 30 days after filing the bankruptcy petition and schedules, you will attend a hearing presided over by a bankruptcy trustee. This hearing is called the “First Meeting of Creditors”, however, there are generally no creditors present at the meeting. The trustee is not a judge, but an attorney, appointed by the Bankruptcy Administrator to oversee your case. At the First Meeting of Creditors, the trustee will ask questions answered under oath regarding the content of your bankruptcy papers, your assets, debts and other financial matters. One of our attorneys will appear at the First Meeting of Creditors on your behalf. You will not be harassed or belittled at the meeting. Your discharge or forgiveness of debts will normally arrive in the mail about 65 days after the hearing, and a second appearance in Court is rarely required.
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