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Navigating the Intersection of §§ 507 and 523: Understanding the Priority and Dischargeability of Governmental Debts

Sept 2024

Bankruptcy Code
523(a)(4)
507
Topic Tags
Claims
Practice and Procedure
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Monday, July 22, 2024
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Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Corporate Governance
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization
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Monday, July 22, 2024
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Claims
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Consumer Bankruptcy
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BAP Pushes Back Against Kelly on the Dischargeability of Disciplinary Costs

The Ninth Circuit BAP rebelled against the Supreme Court’s departure from the statute in Kelly v. Robinson on dischargeability under Section 523(a)(7).

9th Circuit

Ethics and the Means Test

With the enactment of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) came numerous amendments to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.  Of great significance was the inclusion of a calculation of monthly income required for individual consumer debtors to determine their eligibility for relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, commonly referred to as the “means test,” and provided for in 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(2)(A) and (B).

Square Pegs in Round Holes: Chapter 7 Debtors in Chapter 13 Cases

Getting paid in a consumer bankruptcy practice can feel like nighttime in Westeros: dark and full of terrors. [1]

Post-Confirmation Jurisdiction in Chapter 13: Is Vesting an Issue?

Sept 2024

Bankruptcy Code
1334(b)
11 U.S.C. § 105
11 U.S.C. § 363
1334
157
1306
1327
541
Topic Tags
Plan Confirmation
Consumer Bankruptcy
Monday, July 15, 2024
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Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Court Administration
Creditors' Committee
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Business Reorganization
Govt. Claims/Sovereign Immunity
Mass Torts
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Monday, July 15, 2024
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Court Administration
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
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Monday, July 15, 2024
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Claims
Bankruptcy Litigation
Court Administration
Consumer Bankruptcy
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