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May 13, 2025

After conversion, the debtor was entitled to prosecute an appeal at the debtor’s expense when the appeal involved the debtor’s personal liability.

April 08, 2025

Affirming Bankruptcy Judge Michael Romero, the district court holds that an exemption remains valid even though the exempt property remains subject to a nondischargeable domestic support obligation.

March 31, 2025

Bankruptcy judges continue to disagree on whether debts of corporations with cramdown plans in Subchapter V can have nondischargeable debts.

February 14, 2025

While neither Social Security benefits nor post-petition income are estate property in Subchapter V, they must be included in an individual’s monthly operating reports, Bankruptcy Judge Jacobvitz says.

December 09, 2024

If a creditor’s judicial lien is avoided, how can the creditor collect the underlying debt if it’s excepted from discharge?

October 22, 2024

Tenth Circuit will be deciding whether an entire child tax credit is exempt or only a pro rata portion.

October 09, 2024

The Supremacy Clause allows bankruptcy courts to set aside erroneous decisions by state courts about the applicability of the automatic stay.

September 26, 2024

Judge Dale Somers adopted a ‘liberal’ construction of Section 1107(b) to retain a professional person who had been an officer of the debtor.

August 06, 2024

The district court shouldn’t have substituted its own judgment for the bankruptcy court’s conclusion about what’s equitable, Tenth Circuit says.

July 29, 2024

The Tenth Circuit BAP inferred a requirement of justifiable reliance on nondischargeability for actual fraud.