Consumer Bankruptcy

Nonpurchase Money Debt Service on a Car Isn’t a Deductible ‘Ownership’ Cost in ‘13’

Courts aren’t fully in agreement, but most hold that non-purchase money debt service on a car isn’t an ‘ownership cost’ deducted from current monthly income to arrive at disposable income in chapter 13.

Court :

5th Circuit

Louisiana

Louisiana Western District

Faculty Biographies (2023 Midwest Regional Bankruptcy Seminar)

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Consumer Bankruptcy

Business Reorganization

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Case Law Update

Bankruptcy Code

1111

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Professional Compensation/Fees

Consumer Bankruptcy

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Personal Injury Settlement Was Not ‘Income’ Payable to Creditors in Chapter 13

Memphis Bankruptcy Judge Denise Barnett reads the BAPCPA amendments as excluding personal injury settlements from the calculation of ‘projected disposable income.’

Court :

6th Circuit

Tennessee

Tennessee Western District

Post-Petition Appreciation: Whose Line (Item) Is It, Anyway?

Bankruptcy Code

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Soldiers and Recent Veterans May Soon Be Subject to the Means Test/Thank You for Your Service

Nov 2023

Bankruptcy Code

707

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Consumer Bankruptcy

Ten Economic Insights: How Consumer Attorneys Can Maximize Their Value

Nov 2023

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Consumer Bankruptcy

Friday, September 15, 2023

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Bankruptcy Litigation

Business Reorganization

Mass Torts

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Balance 101: Recalibrating the Student Debt Relationship

Bankruptcy Code

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Discharge/Dischargeability

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