9th Circuit Jan 17, 2024

An Unmarried ‘Partner’ Might Not Have a Homestead Exemption, Ninth Circuit Says

Quick Take A California exemption law protecting victims of spousal abuse doesn’t apply to those who aren’t married.

Alabama Judge Gives a Mixed Message on Who Gets Postpetition P.I. Settlements

Quick Take District court rules that proceeds from a postpetition personal injury claim are ‘additional disposable income’ that ordinarily goes to creditors in a chapter 13 plan.

Debt Purchaser Socked $65,000 for a Discharge Violation

Quick Take Taggart doesn’t give more protection to a purchaser of debt than it does to the original creditor, Judge Scott Grossman says.