Post-Petition Appreciation in the Value of a Home Goes to Creditors in Chapter 13
Courts are deeply split on a chapter 13 debtor’s ability to keep the appreciation in an exempt home, whether or not the case converts to chapter 7.
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Bankruptcy Code
Bankruptcy Code
Fourth and Third Circuits Give Priority to Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Penalty
The Fourth Circuit sides with the Third on the Affordable Care Act’s ‘individual mandate.’ Majority says it was a tax measured by income, thus giving the IRS a priority tax claim.
H.R. 306
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases.
H.R. 138, the "Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2023"
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.