In re Church
Aug
21
2009
Ruling
Attorney ordered to disgorge undisclosed prepetition fees.
Procedural posture
The chapter 13 bankruptcy administrator filed a motion for examination of the debtors' transactions with their attorney. The court conducted a hearing as to the amount of legal fees the attorney had charged the debtor, or that the debtors had actually paid the attorney, which was an issue of dispute between them. The debtors contended they had paid a $ 1,200 fee that the attorney denied receiving.
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