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ABI Journal

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Bankruptcy Code

A Pending Sale Contract Doesn’t Obliterate a Homestead Exemption in Chapter 7

New York court delves into issues covered by the Fifth Circuit in Hawk and DeBerry.

Wildcard Exemption Covered a Prepetition Malpractice Claim

Judge Dales explains how Section 522(g) does not limit, but rather expands, a debtor’s exemptions.

Divorcing While Bankrupt Lays Traps for the Unwary

Matrimonial lawyers need bankruptcy and tax advice when the client is insolvent.

BAP Holds that an IRA from a Marital Property Settlement Is Not Exempt

BAP expands Clark v. Rameker to cover IRAs transferred in a divorce proceeding.

Retention of Voluntary Post-Petition Payment Doesn’t Violate the Automatic Stay

A creditor was allowed to keep a voluntary, post-petition payment on a pre-petition debt that the debtor made with non-estate property.