Sixth Circuit Restricts Ability to Surrender Collateral and Modify a Chapter 13 Plan
Once a chapter 13 plan is confirmed, a debtor in the Sixth Circuit may not surrender collateral and treat the deficiency as an unsecured claim.
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Chapter 13 Plan Modifications Can Reduce the Commitment Period and the Payments
A decision by Bankruptcy Judge Maria Oxholm explains why chapter 13 plan amendments sometimes may be easier after confirmation than before.
In ‘13,’ a Creditor Wanted Debtors’ Counsels’ Fees to Come Last, Not First
Chicago’s Bankruptcy Judge Donald Cassling nixed an idea that would have made chapter 13 unpalatable for debtors’ counsel.
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Fifth Circuit: Repayment of Unsecured Term Loan Sometimes Must Be Accelerated in ‘13’
A 2/1 decision required chapter 13 debtors to accelerate repayment of nondischargeable student loans.
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