Joining the Tenth Circuit, the Ninth Circuit also has held that chapter 13 trustees are not paid their fees when cases are dismissed before confirmation. The identical issue was argued on February 15 before the Second Circuit.
In short order, we’ll have either unanimity or a split of circuits. A split will give rise to an issue worthy of a grant of certiorari by the Supreme Court.
Notably, the Ninth Circuit’s opinion on June 12 adopted reasoning in an amicus brief filed in support of the debtor by the National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center and National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
By consent, a chapter 11 plan can discharge an individual’s nondischargeable debt, even a matrimonial debt that is excepted from discharge under Section 523(a)(15).
The October 29 opinion by.....
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Absolute Priority Doesn’t Require an Individual Debtor to Pay for Exempt Property
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Ninth Circuit BAP Squarely Upholds Chapter 20: No Lien and No Claim Survive
At least when the debtor is eligible for a discharge in chapter 13, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel squarely.....
At least when the debtor is eligible for a discharge in chapter 13, the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel squarely holds that a debtor may employ so-called chapter 20 to strip off an underwater.....
How to Draft a Judgment to Be Nondischargeable in Bankruptcy
Ordinarily, a settlement agreement making a debt nondischargeable is not enforceable in bankruptcy. Indirectly, a district judge in San.....