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?
10th Circuit, New Mexico
December 06, 2024
In the Third Circuit, it’s possible to cure a payment default under a chapter 13 play beyond five years, district judge says in affirming the bankruptcy court.
3rd Circuit, New Jersey
December 04, 2024
A decision from a state or federal court before bankruptcy finding a securities law violation isn’t required for nondischargeability under Section 523(a)(19).
9th Circuit
November 27, 2024
The Ninth Circuit split with the Sixth Circuit in the interpretation of the ‘hanging paragraph’ in Section 541(b)(7). Courts are divided four ways on whether or how much a ‘13’ debtor may contribute to voluntary retirement plans after filing.
9th Circuit
November 20, 2024
Ninth Circuit BAP says there is no due process problem with denial of chapter 13 trustee fees if dismissal precedes confirmation.
9th Circuit
November 14, 2024
Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner decided that a mortgage servicer must allow a chapter 13 debtor’s continued use of an online payment platform.
4th Circuit, Maryland
November 12, 2024
When a trustee mistakenly seizes a nondebtor’s property, the Barton doctrine by itself doesn’t protect the trustee, but judicial immunity does.
11th Circuit
