Rochelle's Daily Wire

Atlanta judge gave the benefit of the doubt to the debtor on a discharge violation, but limited damages to the recovery of attorneys’ fees.

Chapter 13 debtors lost an exemption in a new home after converting to chapter 7 because they didn’t follow the rules.

A statement about the profitability of a corporation the debtor owns is a statement about the debtor’s own financial condition, the Fifth Circuit says.

A debtor may have a valid ‘homestead’ exemption without residing in the property, so long as a dependent does reside there, the Second Circuit rules.

Courts are split on the extent to which an affidavit of timely mailing will suffice to prove that a claim was filed.

Even though received within 180 days of filing, a distribution from an IRA to a death beneficiary does not become estate property.

Expanding on dicta in Bellingham, the district court in Arizona finds no power to enter a final order in a preference suit against a defendant who did not consent to a final order in bankruptcy court.

The Ninth Circuit rules that Taggart raised a ‘significantly high hurdle’ before holding a creditor in contempt of the discharge injunction.