Practice and Procedure

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Conversions

Review conversions "up and down" from all chapters (e.g., 7 to 11, 12, 13; 13 to 11; vice versa)
Sub V De-designation issues?
Eligibility?
Absolute right to convert?
Grounds for forcing conversion?
Standing to move to convert debtor's case?
Impact of converting?
Deadlines for exemptions?
What is property of the estate in the converted case?
Impact of omitted creditor in case converted to a "no asset" 7 (when, for ex. there were distributions in the 13)
Strategic considerations?
Attorney fees to convert? Disclosure of fees?
Competing motions to dismiss (by debtor) and to convert (by Trustee, for example). How handled? Absolute right to dismiss? Compare chapters

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