Rochelle's Daily Wire

Law v. Siegel didn’t bar bankruptcy courts from invoking doctrines of claim and issue preclusion, the Ninth Circuit says.

On an issue where the courts are split, a judge in Washington State says that the debtors lose the post-petition appreciation in the value of estate property when a chapter 13 case converts to chapter 7.

Disagreeing with two other circuits, the Sixth Circuit finds no power in the bankruptcy court to avoid dismissing a chapter 13 case even if the debtor filed repeatedly in bad faith to avoid foreclosure.

Exemptions never come into play with inherited 401(k)s because they aren’t estate property in the first place, Judge Hodges explains.

Decision by Bankruptcy Judge Michelle Harner demonstrates the flaw in the Fourth Circuit’s rule requiring parallel proceedings in bankruptcy court and in arbitration when disputes are both core and non-core.

Having a family member in the home who made a formal request for legal residence will suffice to permit a Florida homestead exemption, Judge Jennemann said.

A chapter 13 debtor was permitted to make a fraction of the pension contributions permitted by the IRS Code.

Massachusetts bankruptcy judge requires flexibility from both the government and the debtor who is saddled with huge student loans.

When personal property can be owned by the entireties, a tax refund isn’t estate property even if the bankrupt spouse earned all income.

Courts are split on whether having nondischargeable debts gives an individual chapter 7 debtor standing to object to claims.