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California Judge Fixes Discharge Deadline for Late-Filing Tax Penalty
January 26, 2016
9th Circuit , California , California Northern District ,
Bankruptcy mavens, take note: Late-filing fines for tax returns kick in Oct. 15.
Split 9th Circuit BAP Exempts Adoption Payments from Disposable Income in Chapter 13
January 25, 2016
9th Circuit ,
9th Circuit BAP opinion broadly puts welfare payments beyond reach of chapter 13 creditors.
Judge Closes Loophole to Prevent Discharging Pre-Conversion Condo Charges
January 25, 2016
4th Circuit , North Carolina , North Carolina Eastern District ,
Debtors once again stuck paying post-filing condo charges on abandoned home.
Sale of Delinquent Tax Certificates Leads to Fraudulent Transfer, Seventh Circuit Says
January 22, 2016
7th Circuit ,
Seventh Circuit upsets Illinois system for collecting delinquent real estate taxes
Third Circuit Pens a Treatise on Burden of Production
January 22, 2016
3rd Circuit ,
Third Circuit decision written by no Third Circuit judges
Fifth Circuit Reads Section 707(a) Dismissal for ‘Cause’ Broadly
January 21, 2016
5th Circuit ,
Judge Edith Jones elevates ‘chutzpah’ to a legal concept in the Fifth Circuit.
Courts Spilt on Offsetting Government’s Non-Tax Claim Against a Tax Refund
January 21, 2016
4th Circuit , Virginia , Virginia Western District ,
Automatic stay bars collecting a debt by offsetting a tax refund.
Lenders Win Again, Beating Back Forced Vesting of Title through Chapter 13
January 20, 2016
1st Circuit , Massachusetts ,
Massachusetts judges disagree on ‘forced vesting’ in chapter 13 plan.
Involuntary Dismissed to Prevent Using Court Like a ‘Rented Battlefield’
January 20, 2016
2nd Circuit , New York , New York Southern District ,
Manhattan judge won’t allow using the court like a collection agency in two-party dispute.
Homestead Owned by a Trust Can Be an Exempt Homestead in Illinois
January 19, 2016
7th Circuit , Illinois , Illinois Northern District ,
Trust must be carefully drafted in Illinois to retain the entireties exemption.

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