What is the effect of Section 727 of the Bankruptcy Code on a motion to discharge a debtor in a personal injury case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kelley v. Siddiqui (In re Siddiqui), Adv. No. 2:14-ap-01549 RK, Case No. 2:14-bk-19653 RK (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 2017):
10. "In keeping with the 'fresh start' purposes behind the Bankruptcy Code, courts should construe 727 liberally in favor of debtors and strictly against parties objecting to discharge." In re Retz, 606 F.3d at 1196, quoting, Bernard v. Sheaffer (In re Bernard), 96 F.3d 1279, 1281 (9th Cir. 1996). While "[t]his does not alter the burden on the objector,
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