Failing to Purchase Health Insurance Won’t Result in a Priority Tax Claim
The exaction for failure to purchase health insurance under the ACA is a tax for constitutional purposes but not a tax under the Bankruptcy Code, New Orleans judge rules.
Ok to Bifurcate the Lien on an Auto Used by the Debtor’s Non-Filing Partner
Congress created a loophole in the hanging paragraph in Section 1325(a).
Illinois Divorce Court Can Strip Away Estate Property, Seventh Circuit Says
Overlay divorce and bankruptcy, and you’ve got a big mess.
Another Example: Student Loans Are Virtually Impossible to Discharge
District court second-guesses the sufficiency of evidence that the bankruptcy court found sufficient.
Pursuing an Untimely Appeal Is Frivolous and Warrants Sanctions in the Fifth Circuit
Losing its patience with late-filed appeals, the Fifth Circuit is close to making significant sanctions automatic.
Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in a Third Bankruptcy Case This Term
High court to decide whether a false oral statement about one asset results in nondischargeability.
BAP Declines to Rule on Waiver Resulting from Election to ‘Surrender’
Mortgage lender fails to export the Eleventh Circuit’s Failla decision to the Ninth Circuit.
Update: The Justices May Hear Another Bankruptcy Case, but Not Sunnyslope
Odds have risen that the high court will decide whether an oral statement about one asset is a statement of ‘financial condition’ that must be in writing.