Home Foreclosures: 9.2.4 Litigating in a Bankruptcy Case
Lawsuits within a bankruptcy case are called “adversary proceedings.” The proceedings are initiated by a complaint and are governed by rules that closely parallel the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.24 Depending on the specific circumstances of the case, the bankruptcy court may be a preferable forum for litigating foreclosure related claims and defenses.25 The jurisdiction of bankruptcy courts to resolve such disputes is generally quite broad, though it is more frequently exercised in chapter 13 c