Proven Fraud Won’t Always Cut Down the Amount of a Homestead Exemption, BAP Says
To limit the amount of a homestead exemption under Section 522(q)(1)(B)(ii), the fraud must have occurred after the debtor became a fiduciary.
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A Promise Not to Enforce a Judgment Meant There Was No Discharge Violation
The inability to modify a Section 524(a) discharge put the Ninth Circuit BAP in a bind.
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Judges’ Roundtables (2025 Central States Bankruptcy Workshop)
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State Bar Disciplinary Proceedings Aren’t Barred by the Automatic Stay or Discharge
A BAP decision raises the question of whether Ninth Circuit authority has been implicitly overruled by Supreme Court decisions.
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Nondischargeability Litigation: Advanced Trial Strategies and Considerations Following the Supreme Court’s Bartenwerfer Ruling
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Supreme Court Update
Second Circuit Updates with Bill Rochelle
Benchnotes July 2025
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Equity Won’t Extend the Deadline for Filing a Dischargeability Complaint
The circuits are split on whether equity can extend the 60-day deadline for filing dischargeability complaints.