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December 21, 2018

Local rules may not impose confirmation requirements beyond those contained in the statute.
Local rules may not impose confirmation requirements beyond those contained in the statute.

December 20, 2018

Matrimonial lawyers need bankruptcy and tax advice when the client is insolvent.
Matrimonial lawyers need bankruptcy and tax advice when the client is insolvent.

December 19, 2018

New York judge allows insolvent parents to pay for a minor child’s expensive education.
New York judge allows insolvent parents to pay for a minor child’s expensive education.

December 14, 2018

In the first opinion at the circuit level, the First Circuit latches onto the lousy drafting of Section 362(c)(3)(A) to end the automatic stay entirely, 30 days after the second filing within a year.
In the first opinion at the circuit level, the First Circuit latches onto the lousy drafting of Section 362(c)(3)(A) to end the automatic stay entirely, 30 days after the second filing within a year.

December 13, 2018

By implication, the Eleventh Circuit would allow a general chapter 13 discharge to a debtor who defaults on direct mortgage payments, an issue where lower courts are split.

December 11, 2018

Tenth Circuit lays out the elements of denial of discharge for failure to obey an order.