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"Ohio New Bankruptcy Laws"

The Abuse Prevention Act is now pending before the U.S. Congress. This proposed act will affect all Ohio bankruptcy cases. in particular, restrictions on who may file Chapter 7, increased Chapter 13 payments, restrictions on judicial authority to accommodate debtors, and new mandatory fines and penalties against debtors are expected.

Encouraged by the passage of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 (Pub. L. No. 103-394, 108 Stat. 4106), commercial creditors increased lobbying efforts for broad-sweeping bankruptcy reform. H.R. 975 - Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act  of 2003 passed the House, was placed on the Senate legislative calendar 3-21-03 for future consideration (Senate Calendar No. 50). Vote blocked by committee in 2003. Re-docketed for 2004.

Most Courts across the county, including Ohio bankruptcy Courts, require all cases to be filed electronically. Electronic filing includes online submission and filing by diskette at the clerk's office. On 03-15-04 the Ohio Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District issued the following order: "Notice to Attorneys Concerning Paper Filings: Any Attorney wishing to file a new petition or other document on paper, under circumstances that are not governed by one of the exceptions to mandatory electronic case filing set forth in Amended General Order 03-1, shall initially file a motion for leave to file on paper. The motion, which may be filed via the mail or over the counter, shall be accompanied by an affidavit and proposed order. The affidavit shall set forth the specific reasons that the filing cannot be made electronically."

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