consumer Cases
December 26, 2018
10th Circuit , Kansas ,
Pre-bankruptcy planning was ‘creative’ but didn’t succeed in enlarging the debtor’s exemptions.
December 21, 2018
Local rules may not impose confirmation requirements beyond those contained in the statute.
December 20, 2018
10th Circuit , Utah ,
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.
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.
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.
December 6, 2018
9th Circuit , Arizona ,
Pet insurance and proceeds are exempt, even above the value of the pet.
December 5, 2018
Lying about herpes resulted in a nondischargeable debt for fraud and battery.
December 3, 2018
District judge in Brooklyn overturns the bankruptcy court and again exposes colleges and universities to the receipt of fraudulent transfers when insolvent parents pay their childrens’ tuition.