Consumer Bankruptcy

Proceeds of Exempt Property Retain Exempt Status in Chapter 7, District Judge Says

District judge in Maine follows the Fifth Circuit by ruling that the post-petition sale of exempt property does not destroy the exempt status of the proceeds.

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Bankruptcy and Education

Sixth Circuit Might Rule on Deductions for Contributions to Retirement Accounts

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

Section 505(a) Doesn’t Confer Jurisdiction to Determine Amount of a Tax, Circuit Says

Seventh Circuit splits with other circuits on basis for jurisdiction to determine the amount of a tax.

HAVEN Act’s Amendment to CMI: Broadly Protecting Military Service-Related Disability and Death Benefits in Bankruptcy

Nov 2019

BAP Decision Previews Issues Confronting the Supreme Court in Ritzen

Professing to follow Ritzen, Sixth Circuit BAP reverts to a more pragmatic approach to ‘finality.’