appointment as trustee in bankruptcy

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• trustee — an agent of the court who manages the property of the debtor for the benefit of the creditors. The court appoints a trustee in most Chapter 7 cases and in Chapter 11 cases when it determines that the debtor s management should not remain in their …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

• appointment — The act of designating, or the acquisition of some, responsibility or position. For example, the Court can appoint a Trustee in Bankruptcy as Receiver of some property. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

• trustee in bankruptcy — One to whom the administration of a bankrupt estate is delegated and confided. 9 Am J2d Bankr § 621. The Bankruptcy Act specifies either one or three trustees for a bankrupt estate, and there is nothing in the Bankruptcy Act or the General Orders …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• trustee — trust·ee 1 /ˌtrəs tē/ n 1: one to whom something is entrusted: one trusted to keep or administer something: as a: a member of a board entrusted with administering the funds and directing the policy of an institution or organization b: a country… …   Law dictionary

• Bankruptcy Law — Bankruptcy proceedings are started by a bankruptcy petition, which may be presented to the court by (1) a creditor or creditors; (2) a person affected by a voluntary arrangement to pay debts set up by the debtor under the Insolvency Act (1986);… …   Big dictionary of business and management

• Bankruptcy — Notice of closure attached to the door of a computer store the day after its parent company declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration see text) in the United Kingdom. Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an… …   Wikipedia

• election of trustee — In a Chapter 7 case, the creditors have the option to elect a trustee, at the meeting of creditors, to replace the interim trustee. For such an election to occur, creditors representing at least 20% of the claims must request a vote and a… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

• Trustee — is a legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary. A trust can be set up either to benefit particular persons, or for any charitable purposes (but not generally for non charitable purposes): typical examples are a… …   Wikipedia

• official trustee — An official trustee in bankruptcy under a former practice, now prohibited, of recognizing a particular corporation in the federal district as entitled to appointment as trustee in bankruptcy in all cases arising in the district requiring a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• bankruptcy — /bangk rupt see, reuhp see/, n., pl. bankruptcies. 1. the state of being or becoming bankrupt. 2. utter ruin, failure, depletion, or the like. [1690 1700; BANKRUPT + CY] * * * Status of a debtor who has been declared by judicial process to be… …   Universalium

• Bankruptcy in the United States — The United States Constitution (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4) authorizes Congress to enact uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States. Congress has exercised this authority several times since 1801, most recently… …   Wikipedia