Consumer Bankruptcy

First Circuit Describes How to Value an Interest in Entireties Property

The value of a debtor’s interest in entireties property isn’t necessarily 50% of the value of the entire property.
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Eleventh Circuit Narrowly Reads a State Fee-Shifting Statute

The lawsuit was under federal law, not state law, even though Section 544(b)(1) incorporated state fraudulent transfer law.
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State Court Is the ‘More Appropriate Forum’ to Divide Marital Property

The bankruptcy court can divide marital property, but just because it can doesn’t mean it should, Judge Thuma says.

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