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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.

8th Circuit
Missouri
Missouri Western District

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Ethics Jeopardy

Bankruptcy Code
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363
524
528
Topics
Asset Sales
Ethics
Consumer Bankruptcy
Business Reorganization

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Consumer Hot Topics: Student Loans, Proofs of Claim, Post-Petition Assets and More

Bankruptcy Code
523(a)(8)
105
348
506
1306
1325
1327
541
Topics
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt

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Current Events with Bill Rochelle (and Guests!)

Bankruptcy Code
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1334(b)
523(a)(6)
524(g)
548(a)(1)(A)
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11 U.S.C. § 363(m)
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362
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
Asset Sales
Automatic Stay
Claims
Executory Contracts/Leases
Fraudulent Transfers
Plan Confirmation
Preferences
Professional Compensation/Fees
Venue/Jurisdiction
Consumer Bankruptcy
Discharge/Dischargeability
Business Reorganization
International Insolvency
Puerto Rico
Small Business

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Consumer Case Law Update

Bankruptcy Code
101
105
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109
11 U.S.C. § 363(f)
327
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521
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706
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724
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548
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Consumer Bankruptcy

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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.

4th Circuit

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases.

Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Article Tags
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Finance and Banking
Bill text forthcoming.

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to modify the dischargeability of debts for certain educational payments and loans.

Monday, January 9, 2023
Article Tags
Consumer Bankruptcy
Consumer Debt
Discharge/Dischargeability
Finance and Banking
Full bill text.

Date of a Garnishment Order Doesn’t Matter for Preferences, Seventh Circuit Says

Circuit Judge Frank Easterbrook tersely held that the Supreme Court’s Barnhill opinion overruled prior Seventh Circuit precedent.

7th Circuit
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