November 21, 2022
In South Carolina, taking title to property jointly with a spouse can be an avoidable gift under the Statute of Elizabeth.
November 18, 2022
When avoiding a judgment lien under Section 522(f), state law cannot dictate that the amount of the exemption is the amount in effect when the lien was created.
November 15, 2022
Should the cost of employer-provided health care insurance be considered income for lower-income Americans?
9th Circuit , Idaho ,
November 9, 2022
A plan longer than five years must revert to a five-year plan now that Congress has allowed Section 1329(d) to expire, Judge Hanan says.
November 8, 2022
Ninth Circuit BAP interprets Taylor and Schwab to mean that a trustee cannot revisit the value of an exempt asset if the debtor claimed ‘100% of FMV’ and there was no timely objection.
November 7, 2022
Harris v. Viegelahn bars any payment by a chapter 13 trustee after conversion, not just payments to creditors, Judge LaShonda Hunt says.
November 3, 2022
Milwaukee district judge rules that bankruptcy does not cut off future liability on a personal guarantee issued before bankruptcy.
October 31, 2022
The IRS and Census methods for determining the size of a ‘household’ undercount or overcount economic realities, judge says.
October 28, 2022
The Ninth Circuit BAP interprets circuit authority as giving a chapter 13 debtor the absolute right to dismiss.
October 26, 2022
If tax foreclosures violate the Takings Clause, it stands to reason that they are also fraudulent transfers.