May 21, 2020
If a chapter 13 plan isn’t confirmed, the debtor’s counsel is paid.
March 12, 2020
Judge Shefferly writes a complicated opinion on the retroactivity of the HAVEN Act to cases filed prior to enactment.
February 3, 2020
Michigan judges disagree about the court’s ability to consider Social Security benefits in deciding whether a chapter plan was proposed in good faith.
September 25, 2019
Courts are split on whether chapter 13 debtors may deduct voluntary contributions to retirement accounts from ‘disposable income.’
July 26, 2019
A ‘runoff’ policy purchased after filing is a continuation of a pre-bankruptcy policy, district judge says.
A ‘runoff’ policy purchased after filing is a continuation of a pre-bankruptcy policy, district judge says.
July 11, 2019
Some lower courts don’t allow chapter 13 plan payments after five years, but two circuits do.
Some lower courts don’t allow chapter 13 plan payments after five years, but two circuits do.
June 22, 2018
Lower courts are split on whether terminating a nonresidential lease for default means there is no automatic stay.
Lower courts are split on whether terminating a nonresidential lease for default means there is no automatic stay.