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New Jersey Tax Foreclosures Can Be Preferences, Third Circuit Rules

Although a foreclosure sale can be immune from fraudulent transfer attack, a tax foreclosure not based on the value of the property can be a preference.

Chapter 7 Debtor’s Counsel Permitted to Defend Creditors in Avoidance Suits

Bankruptcy Judge Carol A. Doyle parses the limited duties of a chapter 7 debtor to the estate.

Overpaying a DSO Doesn’t Result in a Nondischargeable Debt, Seventh Circuit Holds

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.
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An Order Directing Specific Performance Means the Contract Is Not Executory

Idaho’s Judge Myers rules that an order directing specific performance is not a transfer and cannot be a preference.

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