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Saving a principal residence from foreclosure and curing a mortgage arrearage are key reasons why many debtors file for chapter 13. While paying a home mortgage arrearage through a chapter 13 plan can cure that pre-petition arrearage, a hom…
May
2006
2006
In October 1991, the fishing boat Andrea Gail and her six-man crew were headed to the fertile fishing grounds of the North Atlantic seeking the "big catch." Focused on the catch and the cash, the crew was unaware that three different storms…
Apr
2005
2005
Editor's Note: Part II of this article will appear in the March 2005 issue. On Dec. 1, 2004, counsel for the debtors and their panel trustee squared off before the Supreme Court. The Court had granted certiorari in June to resolve a split a…
Feb
2005
2005