Chapter 13 Debtor Keeps a Whopping Increase in the Value of a Home
On a question where the courts are split, a New Jersey bankruptcy judge allowed the chapter 13 debtor to retain a $100,000 increase in value when he sold his home.
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Who Gets Insurance Proceeds When a Car Is ‘Totaled’ in Chapter 13?
Judge Callaway explains when a debtor keeps insurance proceeds and when it goes to creditors under a chapter 13 plan.
Chapter 13 Debtors Keep Windfalls with No Connection to Assets on the Filing Date
Taking sides with the minority on a split, bankruptcy judges in Kansas allow chapter 13 debtors to retain windfalls acquired after filing.
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