DEBTOR’S EXAMINATION

debtor’s examination.Bankruptcy. A meeting between a debtor and his or her creditors during

which the creditors ask the  debtor questions designed  to uncover information about the location

and  extent  of  the  debtor’s  assets  and  the  dischargeability  of  debts.  •  The  examination  may  be

conducted under § 343 of the Bankruptcy Code or Rule 2004 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy

Procedure. The bankruptcy trustee may be present and preside over the initial § 343 examination,

which  is  held  shortly  after  the  bankruptcy  filing.  But  the  party  (usu.  a  creditor)  who  requests a

Rule 2004 examination presides over the meeting, which can be held at any time. See 11 USCA §

343; Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2004. [Blacks Law 8th]