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Where, Oh Where, Are the Child-Support Creditors?

May 2025
101, 11 U.S.C. § 362, 501, 507, 523, 1129, 1141, 1325, 1328, 1322
Claims, Bankruptcy Litigation, Plan Confirmation, Consumer Bankruptcy, Consumer Debt, Discharge/Dischargeability, Family/Divorce Issues

Benchnotes September 2024

Sept 2024
11 U.S.C. § 105, 525, 1123, 1327, 1328
Automatic Stay, Plan Confirmation, Consumer Bankruptcy, Consumer Debt, Discharge/Dischargeability, Business Reorganization

How Long Can Chapter 13 Plans Last, and What Can Debtors Do to Ensure Timely Completion?

Aug 2024
1307, 1328, 1329
Consumer Bankruptcy

Convicted Criminals or Criminal Tortfeasors May Lose Discharge and Exemptions in Bankruptcy

Aug 2022
522, 707, 727, 1141, 1228, 1328
Discharge/Dischargeability

Granting a Discharge to the Dishonest and Fortunate Debtor? Fraud, Fairness and Finality in Chapter 13

July 2022
CHAPTER 13 - Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income, 1307, 1325, 1327, 1328, 1329, 1330
Fraud, Plan Confirmation, Consumer Bankruptcy, Consumer Debt, Discharge/Dischargeability

Circuits Split on Whether Debtors Can Cure Chapter 13 Plan Arrearages After Five Years

Nov 2021
1307, 1328, 1329
Practice and Procedure, Consumer Bankruptcy, Discharge/Dischargeability

Benchnotes September 2021

Sept 2021
1182, 586, 1307, 1325, 1328, 1329, 1322
Court Administration, Fraudulent Transfers, Professional Compensation/Fees, Venue/Jurisdiction, Consumer Bankruptcy, Discharge/Dischargeability, Mortgage

Denying Chapter 13 Discharges for Direct-Payment Defaults

June 2019
1328
Consumer Bankruptcy, Discharge/Dischargeability

Fail to Make Direct Payments to Secured Creditors? No Discharge

May 2019
1325, 1328, 1322
Consumer Bankruptcy, Consumer Debt, Discharge/Dischargeability, Mortgage

Fail to Make Direct Payments to Secured Creditors? Discharge OK

May 2019
1326, 1328, 1322
Consumer Bankruptcy, Consumer Debt, Discharge/Dischargeability, Mortgage