Support Obligations for Grandchildren Are Ordinarily Dischargeable
Deficient drafting results in dismissal of dischargeability complaint.
Benefit to Consumer Required for Involuntary Conversion from Chapter 7 to 11
Judge lays down a tough rule, then goes easy on consumer debtors.
California Judge Fixes Discharge Deadline for Late-Filing Tax Penalty
Bankruptcy mavens, take note: Late-filing fines for tax returns kick in Oct. 15.
Arbitration Clause Nixes Class Suit for an Automatic Stay Violation
Enforcing arbitration clause turns on core vs. non-core distinction.
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Judge Closes Loophole to Prevent Discharging Pre-Conversion Condo Charges
Debtors once again stuck paying post-filing condo charges on abandoned home.
Split 9th Circuit BAP Exempts Adoption Payments from Disposable Income in Chapter 13
9th Circuit BAP opinion broadly puts welfare payments beyond reach of chapter 13 creditors.
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Third Circuit Pens a Treatise on Burden of Production
Third Circuit decision written by no Third Circuit judges
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Courts Spilt on Offsetting Government’s Non-Tax Claim Against a Tax Refund
Automatic stay bars collecting a debt by offsetting a tax refund.
Fifth Circuit Reads Section 707(a) Dismissal for ‘Cause’ Broadly
Judge Edith Jones elevates ‘chutzpah’ to a legal concept in the Fifth Circuit.
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