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Two judges agree that the CARES Act amendment allowing chapter 13 plans to run for seven years is applicable only to plans confirmed before March 27.

If a chapter 13 plan isn’t confirmed, the debtor’s counsel is paid.

Judge Shefferly writes a complicated opinion on the retroactivity of the HAVEN Act to cases filed prior to enactment.

Michigan judges disagree about the court’s ability to consider Social Security benefits in deciding whether a chapter plan was proposed in good faith.

Courts are split on whether chapter 13 debtors may deduct voluntary contributions to retirement accounts from ‘disposable income.’

A ‘runoff’ policy purchased after filing is a continuation of a pre-bankruptcy policy, district judge says.

Some lower courts don’t allow chapter 13 plan payments after five years, but two circuits do.

Lower courts are split on whether terminating a nonresidential lease for default means there is no automatic stay.

A defense that fails the ‘laugh test’ still beats a summary judgment motion, district judge says.

Sovereign immunity protects a tribe even after successful veil piercing.