filing bankruptcy in Canada with trustee vs. lawyer?

When filing for personal bankruptcy why do some people use a lawyer and other use a trustee? What is the difference?

Posted on Monday, October 12, 2009 | Filed under: Bankruptcy

posted by Questions @ 8:07 pm 1 Comment

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In Canada you must be a licensed trustee to administer a bankruptcy or a consumer proposal, a lawyer is not qualified to do so.

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