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8th Circuit Jun 1, 2023

BAP Gives Post-Petition Appreciation to Chapter 7 Estate on Conversion from Chapter 13

In a rising real estate market, chapter 13 debtors risk losing their homes if they sell or convert to chapter 7.

Do Debtors Get to Keep Post-Confirmation Windfalls in Chapter 13?

Chapter 13 scholar Keith Lundin believes that debtors retain inheritances acquired more than 180 days after filing.
7th Circuit Apr 27, 2023

‘Preponderance’ Replaced ‘Clear and Convincing’ on Adoption of the Bankruptcy Code

The Seventh Circuit explained how preponderance of the evidence became the standard of proof for turnovers and dischargeability when the Bankruptcy Code replaced the Bankruptcy Act.

Complications of Interstate Exemption Law and Marriage

Complications of Interstate Exemption Law and Marriage By Edward Boltz and Lori Patton The consumer bankruptcy exemption scheme has always been complicated. Even when the whole nation operated under 11 U.S.C. § 522, each state had the option to decline the use of