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Recent Confirmation Developments

Direct Mortgage Payments Are ‘Under the Plan,’ Ninth Circuit BAP Says

BAP joins the majority of courts by saying that defaulting on direct mortgage payments precludes a chapter 13 debtor from receiving a discharge.

Is the Applicable Commitment Period Applicable Post-Confirmation?

June 2019

Lenders Admonished to Demand Nothing More in Plans than the Law Allows

Judge Hunt in Chicago tells debtors’ counsel to oppose inclusion of unjustifiable provisions in chapter 13 plans, even if it means contested confirmation hearings.

Judges’ Hot Topics (2019 Annual Spring Meeting)

Circuit Splits and Other Hot Topics in the Consumer Arena

All Things 13

Fail to Make Direct Payments to Secured Creditors? No Discharge

May 2019

Fifth Circuit Hints that Debtors May Retain Property for Recreation and Entertainment

Per curiam opinion shows that chapter 13 plans aren’t required to be punitive.

Giving Back: Representing Veterans and the Acknowledgment of Pro Bono Contributions by the Bar