rst time that the bankruptcy court lacked jurisdiction over the claim raised in the untimely amended complaint upon which the bankruptcy court had based its decision.
In Lamie v. United States Trustee, 540 U.S.
In Bethea v. Robert J. Adams and Associates, 352 F.3d 1125 (7th Cir.
Debtors in bankruptcy often retain secured collateral (such as a home or car) without redeeming the collateral or reaffirming the secured debt.
In the recent case of Archer v. Warner, 123 S.Ct.
An increasing number of debtors in bankruptcy are raising Truth in Lending Act (“TILA”) rescission issues in an attempt to avoid the security interest of their mortgage
Absent special circumstances, an attorney representing a chapter 7 debtor may not limit the scope of representation.
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Under §722 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, a debtor may redeem collateral from a lien by paying the secured creditor, in a lump sum, the value of the collateral.
Recently, several bankruptcy courts have reviewed the issue of whether a chapter 13 plan containing a provision requiring the release of a lien if the allowed secured cl