"Texas Chapter 7 Trustee"

The role of the a Texas Chapter 7 Trustee includes both administrative and enforcement functions. As an administrator, a Texas Chapter 7 Trustee reviews all cases for technical compliance and balances competing interests between debtors, creditors and others who may file objections. Additionally, the trustee makes recommendations to the court regarding the disposition of each case. Trustees also may file motions to object, including opposition to discharge.

Words and phrases used by the court are frequently terms of legal art. In practice, legal terms convey an assortment of requirements for compliance, according to case law, statutes and rules. Although the common usage of a word or phrase may be clear to an average person, legal terminology easily snares unaware pro se debtors because of the complexity of bankruptcy laws. Also be aware, attorneys representing creditors readily sense a pro se debtor's apprehension, and test their knowledge, confidence and compliance. For this this reason, pro se debtors must become their own best advocate, and be capable of defending their right to debt relief according to current laws.

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