Circuits Split: Does Anti-Modification Apply to Any Property with a Principal Residence?
Eleventh Circuit seems to hold that a mortgage on any property with a principal residence can’t be modified even if the principal use of the property is commercial.
Benchnotes July 2024
Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo Debts of Sub V Corporate Debtors Can Be Nondischargeable As a matter of first impression, the Fifth Circuit recently held that in subchapter V proceedings, both corporate and individual debtors are
Questions and Answers with USTP Director Tara Twomey
Questions and Answers with USTP Director Tara Twomey By Tara Twomey T ara Twomey became director of the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees on Feb. 27, 2023. In this article, she answers some questions for the ABI Journal about her career in bankruptcy law and the work
When Inherited Property Becomes Property of the Debtor’s Bankruptcy Estate
Being an heir by itself doesn’t bring a decedent’s estate into the heir’s bankruptcy estate.