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Giving Debtors Their Fair Shake: What Happens to Nonexempt Equity Increases in Debtors’ Homes in Converted Chapter 7 Cases

Feb 2025

Bankruptcy Code

Split Fourth Circuit Panel Bars Use of Equity to Correct an Oversight in Retention

The majority in the Fourth Circuit based a bright-line rule on the presence of the word ‘the’ in Section 327(a).

Prior to a Chapter 7 Conversion, Should the Checklist Include Selling the House?

Aug 2024

Bankruptcy Code