Absent a provision in the plan to the contrary, creditors aren’t given estate assets recovered after the final plan payment.

A vulgarity directed at the debtor wasn’t a stay violation absent an act designed to collect a debt.

The court can’t require a debtor to give a ‘retainer’ to a Subchapter V trustee, Judge Pearson says.

A California exemption law protecting victims of spousal abuse doesn’t apply to those who aren’t married.

The fee application by an attorney for a chapter 7 trustee in a small case must state facts to show why the services must have been performed by an attorney, not by the trustee.

Acquiescence in an appeal to a BAP waives any right to de novo review by an Article III judge.

Refinancing a consumer loan to obtain a lower interest rate might make an individual debtor eligible for chapter 7.

Reversing the BAP, the Ninth Circuit (erroneously) holds that state law cannot demand more documentation for a proof of claim than Bankruptcy Rule 3001 requires for prima facie validity.

The Ninth Circuit BAP says that a later valuation can make a debtor eligible for chapter 13 when the original schedules meant ineligibility.

We focus on ethics two days in a row, given the recent disturbing events in Houston.