Assets Purchased with Exempt Social Security Benefits Are Not Themselves Exempt
Two judges in Georgia say that personal property is not exempt even if the purchase was traceable to Social Security benefits.
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Split Continues on Loss of Chapter 13 Discharge for Missing Direct Mortgage Payments
Georgia judge focuses on ‘good faith’ to decide whether a chapter 13 debtor should lose a discharge after missing direct mortgage payments.
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.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
John T. Laney, III
Georgia Court Differs with Circuit Opinions on PBGC Claim Calculation
Court says circuit opinions on PBGC claims before Supreme Court’s Raleigh opinion are no longer good law.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
John S. Dalis
Chapter 13 Remains a Haven from Paying Support Even after BAPCPA Amendment
Try garnishment, not contempt, to collect support from a chapter 13 debtor.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
John S. Dalis
An Allowed Claim Doesn’t Bar an FDCPA Suit from Attacking the Same Debt
Georgia district judge confronts creditors who file claims based on stale debts.
Judge Name - Do not use it.
J. Randall Hall