Bankruptcy Hardship

Husband Killing Did Not Get Hardship Discharge for Wife

by Kent Anderson, Oregon Bankruptcy Attorney

Mrs. Brown shot her husband and complained that the decrease in family income after his death made Chapter 13 payments a hardship.  When she requested a discharge without making all the required payments, the bankruptcy judge asked the widow Brown to explain herself.  Since she was unwilling to testify under oath about the shooting, the [...]