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Rules Are Made to Be Broken … if in Conflict with the Code

Nov 2024

Bankruptcy Code

A Wholly Unsecured Lien May Be Stripped Off Even if It Predated Ownership

Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner held that a wholly unsecured, subordinate lien may be stripped off in chapter 13 even if the lien arose before the debtor owned the property.

Revesting on Discharge in Chapter 13 Can’t Be Mandated, Fourth Circuit Says

Local rules and local standard plans cannot force a chapter 13 debtor to disregard one of the options in Section 1327 and require revesting of estate assets on discharge.