Transfer Occurs When Property Is Placed in Escrow or In Custodia Legis
When disbursement depends on subsequent court approval, the transfer still occurs beforehand when the deposit was made in custodia legis.
Chapter 13 Creditors Get Exempt Assets that Produce Income
Exempt assets are included in the calculation of chapter 13 projected disposable income to the extent that the exempt asset produces income.
Circuits More Deeply Split on Waiver of Sovereign Immunity for Native American Tribes
Over a vigorous dissent, the First Circuit Joins the Ninth Circuit by holding that Section 106(a) waives tribes’ sovereign immunity.