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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

An interesting article.

http://159.54.227.3/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051002/BUSINESS/510020377/1003

>>The intensified interest comes from the bankruptcy law makeover 
signed by President Bush on April 20, a 501-page bill that bears the 
markings of the Republican-dominated Congress that passed it after an 
eight-year campaign headed by the banking, credit card and retailing 
industries.

Among the most noteworthy of the changes are new limitations on 
filing for personal bankruptcy, including barring those with 
above-average income from Chapter 7 -- where debts can be wiped out 
entirely -- except under special circumstances. Those deemed by a 
"means test" to have at least $100 a month left over after paying 
certain debts and expenses will have to file a five-year repayment 
plan under the more restrictive Chapter 13 instead.<<