July 18, 2019
To be nondischargeable, a stipulated judgment must lay out facts showing the debt was incurred by false representation or actual fraud.
To be nondischargeable, a stipulated judgment must lay out facts showing the debt was incurred by false representation or actual fraud.
July 11, 2019
Some lower courts don’t allow chapter 13 plan payments after five years, but two circuits do.
Some lower courts don’t allow chapter 13 plan payments after five years, but two circuits do.
July 8, 2019
Like physics, bankruptcy searches for a unified theory to explain claims by and against the estate.
Like physics, bankruptcy searches for a unified theory to explain claims by and against the estate.
July 2, 2019
On an issue dividing the courts, the Seventh Circuit rules that an obligation to repay a domestic support obligation is a dischargeable debt, not a nondischargeable DSO.
On an issue dividing the courts, the Seventh Circuit rules that an obligation to repay a domestic support obligation is a dischargeable debt, not a nondischargeable DSO.
July 1, 2019
Circuit Judge Grant explains why an IRA might be exempt under federal law but not exempt under the Florida exemption statute.
Circuit Judge Grant explains why an IRA might be exempt under federal law but not exempt under the Florida exemption statute.