Consumer Bankruptcy

Consumer Commission Session: Parts I and II

Rule 3015 Discovered

Recent Decisions on Retention and Surrender of Secured Property in Consumer Cases: Part I

Recent Decisions on Retention and Surrender of Secured Property in Consumer Cases: Part II

Inside ABI December 2017

Dec 2017

Legislative Highlights December 2017

Dec 2017

The Unlimited Wedding Ring Exemption Has Some Limits, Illinois Judge Says

Opinion traces the thousand-year history of wedding and engagement rings.

Trustee’s Stated Intent to Abandon by Itself Won’t Allow a Debtor to Sell

Estate property must be formally abandoned before the power of sale reverts to the debtor.

Even ‘False’ Debts Are Discharged

Student loan lender’s argument was ‘preposterous,’ judge says.

Tenth Circuit Direct Appeal to Decide Whether the Automatic Stay Is Really Automatic

Circuits are split on whether inaction is an ‘act’ that violates the automatic stay.