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.
