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ABI Journal

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Recoveries on Postpetition Tort Recoveries Do (Do Not) Belong to Creditors in ‘13’

Rather than invoking the best interests and disposable income tests for plan confirmation, the Eleventh Circuit may have departed from the statute by ruling that the ‘ability to pay’ gives postpetition tort claims to creditors in chapter 13.

Courts Split on Plan Amendments Requiring Substantial, Unanticipated Changes

Eighth Circuit BAP ‘at a minimum’ requires substantial changes in financial condition for a debtor to modify a confirmed chapter 12 plan.

Do Debtors Get to Keep Post-Confirmation Windfalls in Chapter 13?

Chapter 13 scholar Keith Lundin believes that debtors retain inheritances acquired more than 180 days after filing.