Consumer Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy Rules Deadlines Apply to Trials in District Court, Circuit Holds

Federal Rules are ousted for bankruptcy matters in district court, Eleventh Circuit says.
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Mortgages Command Priority over Legal Fees in a Chapter 13 Plan

Plan can’t cause default on a home mortgage to pay a debtor’s lawyer first.

Plan in Suspended Animation when Chapter 13 Case Converted to Chapter 7

Judge ducks ability to reconvert previously converted case to chapter 13.