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Tenth Circuit Doesn’t Pay ‘13’ Trustee if Dismissal Precedes Confirmation

The first court of appeals to rule on a question where lower courts are split, the Tenth Circuit finds the statute unambiguous and requires a chapter 13 trustee to disgorge his or her fee if the case is dismissed before confirmation.
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Harris Expanded to Bar Paying Debtor’s Counsel After Conversion from ‘13’

Harris v. Viegelahn bars any payment by a chapter 13 trustee after conversion, not just payments to creditors, Judge LaShonda Hunt says.

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