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ABI Journal

707

Bankruptcy Code

On a Split, Ninth Circuit BAP Holds: Misconduct in ‘11’ Doesn’t Prevent Conversion to ‘7’

Given that chapter 7 has remedies like denial of discharge for a debtor’s misconduct, bad faith in chapter 11 doesn’t allow dismissal on conversion to chapter 7.

Bankruptcy Code

Married Immediately Before Bankruptcy, the ‘Household’ Is Two, Not One

Wife who contributed nothing toward household expenses is still counted as part of the ‘household,’ Chicago’s Judge Slade says.