Judge Explains Why Tax Liens Are Subordinated to Domestic Support Obligations Congress decided to deviate from standard priorities by providing in Section 724 that unsecured domestic support obligations come ahead of tax liens. Read more about Judge Explains Why Tax Liens Are Subordinated to Domestic Support Obligations
Estate Claims Can’t Be Sold for Trivial Recovery by Unsecured Creditors Had the purchaser of estate claims offered to waive its own unsecured claim, the sale might have been approved. Read more about Estate Claims Can’t Be Sold for Trivial Recovery by Unsecured Creditors
A Pending Sale Contract Doesn’t Obliterate a Homestead Exemption in Chapter 7 New York court delves into issues covered by the Fifth Circuit in Hawk and DeBerry. Judge Name - Do not use it. Louis A. Scarcella Read more about A Pending Sale Contract Doesn’t Obliterate a Homestead Exemption in Chapter 7
Elected Chapter 7 Trustee Must Be Disinterested, Long Island Judge Holds Judge imposes disinterestedness requirement not included in the statute. Judge Name - Do not use it. Louis A. Scarcella Read more about Elected Chapter 7 Trustee Must Be Disinterested, Long Island Judge Holds