Consumer Bankruptcy

1st Circuit Massachusetts Jun 28, 2019

Different Rules Govern When Claims Accrue By or Against an Estate

Like physics, bankruptcy searches for a unified theory to explain claims by and against the estate.
7th Circuit Jun 27, 2019

Overpaying a DSO Doesn’t Result in a Nondischargeable Debt, Seventh Circuit Holds

On an issue dividing the courts, the Seventh Circuit rules that an obligation to repay a domestic support obligation is a dischargeable debt, not a nondischargeable DSO.
9th Circuit Jun 26, 2019

Self-Inflicted Disability Won’t Make Student Loans Dischargeable, BAP Says

The BAP avoided making a rule that would have allowed convicted felons to discharge student loans more easily than debtors with clean records.
11th Circuit Jun 26, 2019

State and Federal IRA Exemptions Aren’t Congruent, Eleventh Circuit Explains

Circuit Judge Grant explains why an IRA might be exempt under federal law but not exempt under the Florida exemption statute.