Arbitration award and judgment contain no information other than the amount owed. Can this amount be discharged in bankruptcy?
Asked in San Diego, CA - 3 months
An arbitration award resulted in a judgment in superior court. The judgment and award contain no more than the amount owed. There is no information on either of these about the "willfull and malicious" component that I predict I would face in an Adversary Proceeding. There is, however, a transcript of the proceeding and a "report" of the arbitrator entitled Final Award. The court saw none of this. The court saw only the amount owed, and of course the Judgment was written by the opposing party and rubber stamped by the judge. Is the so called final award or portions of the transcript inadmissible for hearsay???? I am worried that they might be used against me in my BK.
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In either case, get all your paperwork to your bankruptcy counsel (counsel is mandatory), to take a look at the documents.
For example, we don't even know the underlying causes of action that the judgment is based on and that can play a big role in how things play out.
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