Consumer Bankruptcy

Chapter 13 Confirmation Bars Garnishment to Pay Child Support

BAPCPA didn’t end all restraints on the collection of child support, Eleventh Circuit holds.
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Fifth Circuit Clarifies Texas Law on Remand in Husky v. Ritz

Appellate court cannot draw inferences not made in the trial court, circuit says.
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Expenses of Jailing a Child Are Dischargeable, Ninth Circuit Holds

Ninth Circuit employs a bankruptcy case to criticize local governments for ‘self-generated revenue.’
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Seventh Circuit Widens Split on Filing Stale Claims as Violations of the FDCPA

Over dissent, the Seventh Circuit creates a safe harbor for pursuing stale claims in bankruptcy.
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