Chapter 7 case trustee

Chapter 7 case trustee
USA
Always appointed in Chapter 7 cases as the sole official representative of a Chapter 7 debtor's estate. Case trustees are charged with collecting and liquidating the debtor's non-exempt assets, distributing the proceeds to creditors, investigating the debtor's financial affairs, and other additional duties. They represent the interests of unsecured creditors, and are fiduciaries of secured creditors, as guardian over their collateral.
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Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.

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