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New York Judge Devises a Flexible Remedy to Deal with Repeated Bad Faith Filings

New York’s Judge Philip Bentley and Prof. Robert Lawless urge Congress to adopt the ABI Commission’s recommendations for dealing with bad faith filings.

Receipt of a Chapter 7 Discharge Doesn’t Preclude Conversion to Chapter 13

Small state exemptions mean that some low-income debtors can lose their homes in chapters 7 and 13 if there is equity.