April 2, 2021
Judge McNamara of Denver allowed chapter 13 debtors to keep all of a $46,500 personal injury settlement received before filing.
10th Circuit , Colorado ,
March 30, 2021
The Eleventh Circuit narrowed its Jet Florida rule that allowed suing a discharged debtor as nominal defendant.
March 26, 2021
District judge in Indiana holds that the automatic stay only ends as to the debtor’s property after a repeat filing, not also as to estate property.
March 22, 2021
Eligibility for an income-based repayment program is relevant only on the third Brunner test regarding good faith.
10th Circuit , Kansas ,
March 19, 2021
Intending to reside permanently in the U.S. won’t qualify someone for a Florida homestead exemption unless the debtor is entitled to permanent residency.
March 17, 2021
Second Circuit insinuates that “undue hardship” and the Brunner test are synonymous.
March 10, 2021
Bankruptcy judge had tricks up his sleeve to help a debtor who couldn’t afford a lawyer to defend a dischargeability suit.
March 5, 2021
By adopting a BAP opinion, the Ninth Circuit backed away from disallowing exemptions when a debtor disposes of exempt property after the filing date.
March 4, 2021
Deferred payments to unsecured creditors in a chapter 13 plan must equal the present value of the distributions required by the best interests test, Judge Halfenger says.
February 26, 2021
Deducting a loan to a child from her inheritance wasn’t a violation of the discharge injunction.