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Public Law 111-327 - H.R. 6198, known as The Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010 was signed into law on December 22, 2010. For the text of the Act click here.
On December 23, 2010, New York State enacted legislation increasing certain New York State exemptions in bankruptcy and allowing alternative federal exemptions. For more info, click here.
General Order M-413 Re: Adoption of Modified Loss Mitigation Program Procedures effective December 30, 2010.
The following Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure ("FRBP") have been amended as of December 1, 2010: FRBP 1007, 1014, 1015, 1018, 1019, 4001, 4004, 5009, 7001 and 9001. Also becoming effective on that date is a new rule: FRBP 5012.The following national forms have been amended as of December 1, 2010:
