Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Publication Citation
36 Emory Bankruptcy Developments Journal 653 (2020)
Abstract
There are important reasons why consumer bankruptcy remains relevant, even if consumers’ and bankruptcy’s interests have diverged. Some of these reasons suggest that it is more relevant than ever. The remainder of this response overviews the place consumer bankruptcy presently occupies in the United States. In doing so, I detail why consumer bankruptcy remains relevant in the face of a socio-economic structure and of laws that suggest that bankruptcy may not be a particularly useful place for struggling Americans to turn to for help. The response ends by calling for a bolder vision for consumer bankruptcy in light of the shifting place of the bankruptcy system in America’s increasingly thread-bare social safety net.
Recommended Citation
Foohey, Pamela, "Consumer Bankruptcy Should be Increasingly Irrelevant - Why Isn't It?" (2020). Articles by Maurer Faculty. 2934.
https://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/facpub/2934