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Jan 8, 2025

Will I Lose My SSI if I Inherit a House?

7th Circuit Wisconsin Wisconsin Western District Dec 19, 2024

A Judgment Lien Isn’t Created by Filing a UCC Financing Statement, Judge Furay Says

Quick Take To obtain a judgment lien, filing a UCC financing statement is no substitute for docketing a judgment.

9th Circuit Hawaii Dec 17, 2024

Debt Held Nondischargeable as to Someone Who Didn’t Commit a Defalcation

Quick Take Bartenwerfer held to make a debt nondischargeable as to someone who was neither a partner nor an agent.

2nd Circuit Connecticut Dec 20, 2024

A Mortgage Deficiency Judgment Is a Judicial Lien Subject to Avoidance Under § 522(f)

Quick Take A deficiency judgment resulting from mortgage foreclosure is not ‘a judgment arising out of a mortgage foreclosure’ and can be avoided as a judgment lien.

Consumer Bankruptcy Business Reorganization

Inside ABI January 2025

President’s Column As you can see by the cover of this month’s Journal, ABI has announced its eighth “40 Under 40” class. They were honored at the Winter Leadership Conference last month in Arizona with high production and a lot of standing…

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2025

Legislation Consumer Bankruptcy Business Reorganization

Legislative Highlights January 2025

Legislation Reintroduced Taking Aim at Nonconsensual, Nondebtor Releases in Bankruptcy Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) on Dec. 5 reintroduced S. 5415, the “Nondebtor Release Prohibitio…

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