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Program Overview
Introduction to Bankruptcy
Glossary
Pretest and Answer Key
Agenda for Courthouse Event
Discussion Guide
Facts and Figures
Four Scenarios
 
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 Educational Outreach
1x1_amarelo
 
button Contemporary Topics
 
button Constitution Day
 
button Courts to Classes Programs
button Law Day
button Open Doors
button Your Day in Bankruptcy Court
Program Overview
Introduction to Bankruptcy
Glossary
Pretest and Answer Key
Agenda for Courthouse Event
Discussion Guide
Facts and Figures
Four Scenarios
 
button The Basics
 
button Return to Educational Outreach

Your Day in Bankruptcy Court
Discussion Guide

Following are questions the host judge may ask the students.
They are designed to provide teaching points and to stimulate discussion.
  1. What are some words that come to mind when you hear the word "bankruptcy?"
  2. What are some of the common reasons people give for declaring bankruptcy?
  3. What are some common reasons that people in their 20s declare bankruptcy?
  4. What are some of the root causes of financial crisis that people may not acknowledge?
  5. What are your chances of declaring bankruptcy in your lifetime?
  6. What attitudes and actions increase your risk?
  7. What are some steps you can take to prevent financial crisis?
  8. For high school and college students, what are the kinds of possessions you would have to give up in a bankruptcy action?
  9. When you leave home, after you graduate from high school, what are some of the financial pitfalls to be aware of?
  10. What are some of the red flags that you're getting into financial trouble?
  11. How does financial difficulty have an impact on your life?
  12. How does bankruptcy have an impact on your life?
  13. What can you do as a high school student to avoid bankruptcy?
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