May 21, 2025

Segal v. Rochelle May Remain Good Law Only in Limited Circumstances

The elaborate definition of ‘estate property’ in Section 541(a) may have superseded the 1966 ‘sufficiently rooted’ analysis in Segal.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Southern District

August 14, 2023

Assets Purchased with Exempt Social Security Benefits Are Not Themselves Exempt

Two judges in Georgia say that personal property is not exempt even if the purchase was traceable to Social Security benefits.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Southern District

October 03, 2019

Split Continues on Loss of Chapter 13 Discharge for Missing Direct Mortgage Payments

Georgia judge focuses on ‘good faith’ to decide whether a chapter 13 debtor should lose a discharge after missing direct mortgage payments.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Southern District

October 10, 2018

Retention of Voluntary Post-Petition Payment Doesn’t Violate the Automatic Stay

A creditor was allowed to keep a voluntary, post-petition payment on a pre-petition debt that the debtor made with non-estate property.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Southern District

January 24, 2017

Georgia Court Differs with Circuit Opinions on PBGC Claim Calculation

Court says circuit opinions on PBGC claims before Supreme Court’s Raleigh opinion are no longer good law.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Southern District

August 16, 2016

Chapter 13 Remains a Haven from Paying Support Even after BAPCPA Amendment

Try garnishment, not contempt, to collect support from a chapter 13 debtor.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Southern District

July 18, 2016

An Allowed Claim Doesn’t Bar an FDCPA Suit from Attacking the Same Debt

Georgia district judge confronts creditors who file claims based on stale debts.

11th Circuit, Georgia, Georgia Southern District