Debtor May Not Benefit from His Own Fraudulent Transfer
Exemption cannot be claimed in a home recovered as a fraudulent transfer.
Accelerating Final Payoff Doesn’t Permit Modifying a Home Mortgage
Debtor’s clever strategy to prepay a mortgage didn’t invoke Section 1322(c)(2).
Chapter 13 Stretches Out the Time for Redeeming Pawned Property
Real estate foreclosure and pawn transactions aren’t the same, Georgia judge says.
Baker Botts Read Narrowly on Compensation for Defending Fee Application
Florida judge allows fees for supplementing application with more detail.
Creditor with Scheduled Claim Still Must File a Proof of Claim in Chapter 13
Ninth Circuit finds no loopholes in chapter 13’s claim-filing requirement.
Pending Circuit Court Appeals to Mold Consumer and ‘Reorg’ Bankruptcy Law
En banc rehearings headline upcoming circuit court decisions.
Discharge Denied for Omitting Name of a Retirement Account
Scheduling the amount of an asset isn’t enough. The name must be shown, too.
Supreme Court May Grant ‘Cert’ in Several More Bankruptcy Cases
Consumer and reorganization circuit splits are seeking Supreme Court review.