This panel covers what you need to know about the FHA’s recent Partial Claim/Payment Supplement program and its potential impact on chapter 13 cases.
This panel explores how good faith and bad faith are used in the Code and when it matters, how “developed” these notions are in the case law, and balancing the debtor’s right to dismiss when facing a motion to convert for cause under § 1307 for bad faith. The panelists consider Marrama v. Citizens Bank of Massachusetts and Law v. Siegel, the effect on property of the estate in a converted case under § 348 when converted in “in bad faith,” when a plan is not considered proposed in good faith under § 325, § 707(b)(3) dismissals when there is no presumption of abuse, avoiding a dismissal under § 521 related to document production, and filing a “repeat” debtor in a 7 when a 13 was filed less than six years prior under the “70% claims paid/plan proposed in good faith” exception.
Hosted by the Business Reorganization & Consumer Bankruptcy CommitteesThis panel discusses the impact on consumers, and consumer bankruptcy cases, when a consumer lender or loan-servicer files for chapter 11.
This session helps practitioners properly prepare schedules for consumer bankruptcy and family law issues, and discusses how to spot potential issues involving domestic support orders and marital settlement agreements.
Chapter 13 is the most effective path for consumers to save real and personal property. The chapter 13 trustee is the gatekeeper of this process, so keeping the trustee happy is vital to plan confirmation and eventual discharge. Join us for an engaging and insightful discussion where seasoned chapter 13 trustees share common frustrations and challenges regarding compliance from debtor attorneys, creditors and other entities involved in the chapter 13 process. The panelists candidly discuss best practices, effective communication strategies and other techniques to avoid the pitfalls that can complicate a chapter 13 case.
Bankruptcy is a federal protection designed to provide relief for the honest individual who has fallen on hard times. However, like many other laws, the bankruptcy process has blind spots that the deceptive individual (or entity) can exploit. This panel provides an aerial perspective of different tactics individuals and entities have used to frustrate mortgage creditors, be it consecutive filers, entities hijacking bankruptcy proceedings, or other devious acts.