Fourth Circuit Stands Alone in Limiting Chapter 13 Plan Modifications
Eleventh Circuit joins the majority of circuits by holding that unforeseen, changed circumstances are not required to modify a chapter 13 plan.
Judge Shefferly Confines Viegelahn to Its Facts
If a chapter 13 plan isn’t confirmed, the debtor’s counsel is paid.
Judge Finds a Workaround to Avoid Using Nunc Pro Tunc Retentions
Judge Grossman finds a way to grant allowances of compensation for services performed before the entry of a retention order.
Fifth Circuit Facilitates ‘No Money Down’ Chapter 13s
Bankruptcy courts must cooperate before debtors’ counsel are assured of being reimbursed for advancing costs and expenses before filing.