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Jan 30, 2024

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Jan 29, 2024

James Shenwick Esq is proud to announce that he is an Avvo Rated Top Lawyer for 2024

7th Circuit Illinois Illinois Northern District Jan 19, 2024

Bankruptcy Is No Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for a Disobedient Debtor

Quick Take When there has been a division of marital property, does a debtor only hold legal title to property given to the spouse?

Jan 29, 2024

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IMPLEMENTS 60-DAY GOODWILL EXCEPTION FOR PPP, EIDL LOANS

BAPCPA at 10 Plan Confirmation Consumer Bankruptcy

Must Debtors Contribute Exempt Assets to Pay Creditors?

Must Debtors Contribute Exempt Assets to Pay Creditors? By Lisa Boardman Burnette Is a chapter 13 debtor required to use exempt personal-injury settlement proceeds to pay creditors in a plan that provides less than 100 percent payment to un…

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Mar
2024

4th Circuit Jan 18, 2024

Agreements in Settlement of Nondischargeable Debts Are Themselves Nondischargeable

Quick Take Fourth Circuit holds that attorneys’ fees and interest in pursuit of nondischargeable debts are themselves nondischargeable.

Jan 23, 2024

How to Get a Handle on Debt in 2024

Plan Confirmation Valuation Consumer Debt

Everyone Wants a Piece: Handling Post-Petition Funds in Chapter 13

Everyone Wants a Piece: Handling Post-Petition Funds in Chapter 13 By Christopher Conte Let’s picture this hypothetical: An individual debtor files a typical chapter 13 case. The debtor is above median in income and shows disposable income …

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Mar
2024

6th Circuit Ohio Ohio Southern District Jan 5, 2024

Courts Are Split on Including a Nonfiling Spouse’s Social Security Benefits

Quick Take Judge Beth Buchanan decided that the ‘totality of the circumstances’ test for ‘abuse’ doesn’t permit disregarding the exemption for Social Security benefits.

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