Sixth Circuit Restricts Ability to Surrender Collateral and Modify a Chapter 13 Plan
Once a chapter 13 plan is confirmed, a debtor in the Sixth Circuit may not surrender collateral and treat the deficiency as an unsecured claim.
‘Reasonable Possibility’ of a Surplus Gives a Debtor Standing in Chapter 7
Due process considerations mean it’s not harmless error if a debtor was denied standing improperly.
Unclaimed Distributions Go to the Treasury, Not to Other Creditors, Judge Says
Tennessee judge changes a practice established in 1995 regarding unclaimed distributions.
Split Grows on Dischargeability of Tax Liability on Late-Filed Returns
Nashville judge holds that late-filed tax debt can sometimes be discharged.