In-Kind Income Excluded from Calculation of Current Monthly Income Judge takes practical approach to decide what’s considered current monthly income. Judge Name - Do not use it. Susan V. Kelley Read more about In-Kind Income Excluded from Calculation of Current Monthly Income
Did Segal v. Rochelle Survive Butner and Adoption of the Bankruptcy Code? Courts use four approaches to harmonize Butner with Segal v. Rochelle. Judge Name - Do not use it. Gregory L. Taddonio Read more about Did Segal v. Rochelle Survive Butner and Adoption of the Bankruptcy Code?
Chapter 7 Debtors Might Benefit from Jevic by Analogy Otherwise-valueless exemptions might get value, depending on the outcome of Jevic. Judge Name - Do not use it. Denise Page Hood Read more about Chapter 7 Debtors Might Benefit from Jevic by Analogy
Courts Disagree on Necessity for Court Approval of New Debt in Chapter 13 To protect debtors from unscrupulous lenders, courts drive up the cost of chapter 13. Judge Name - Do not use it. Stacey G. Jernigan, Michael E. Ridgway Read more about Courts Disagree on Necessity for Court Approval of New Debt in Chapter 13
Dismissal of a Chapter 13 Case Bars Invocation of Judicial Estoppel Dismissing a chapter 13 case successfully retains the benefit of a lawsuit for the debtor alone. Judge Name - Do not use it. Richard L. Bourgeois, Jr. Read more about Dismissal of a Chapter 13 Case Bars Invocation of Judicial Estoppel
Recent Decisions Bar Cramdown on Mixed-Use Principal Residences Newark and Buffalo judges read 1322(b)(2) narrowly and in favor of mortgage lenders. Judge Name - Do not use it. John K. Sherwood Read more about Recent Decisions Bar Cramdown on Mixed-Use Principal Residences
Clark v. Rameker’s Gaping Loophole Allows Debtors to Retain Inherited IRAs State law overrides ‘significant policy concerns’ in Supreme Court decision. Judge Name - Do not use it. Christine M. Gravelle Read more about Clark v. Rameker’s Gaping Loophole Allows Debtors to Retain Inherited IRAs