Consumer Bankruptcy

Eighth Circuit BAP ‘at a minimum’ requires substantial changes in financial condition for a debtor to modify a confirmed chapter 12 plan.

Event Roundup New Orleans Plays First-Time Host to Complex Financial Restructuring Program, VALCON New Orleans hosted ABI’s annual Complex Financial Restructuring Program (CFRP) and VALCON programs for the first time. More than 200 attended both programs, which were

The high court’s ruling on the Takings Clause also seems to mean that real estate tax foreclosures can be avoided as constructively fraudulent transfers.

Chapter 13 scholar Keith Lundin believes that debtors retain inheritances acquired more than 180 days after filing.

After Bartenwerfer, What Is an “Honest Debtor”? By Kaila D. Spivey The Bankruptcy Code provides a fresh start to the honest-but-unfortunate debtor. 1 An “honest debtor” is one who accurately discloses necessary information and abides by the Code. 2 However, after the U

Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo Supreme Court Holds that § 363(m) Does Not Create Jurisdictional Bar; Side-Steps Mootness Issue Under 11 U.S.C. § 363(m), absent a stay of an order approving a sale or lease of bankruptcy estate

Consumer Bankruptcy and Capitalist Exploitation By Dr. Michael D. Sousa Editor’s Note: This is an opinion piece and only reflects the viewpoints of the author. In Capital Volume I , German philosopher and economist Karl Marx unpacked the dynamics of capitalism by

Affirming the bankruptcy court, the district court found that bifurcated fees are excessive and that inadequate disclosures violated Sections 526 and 528.

Within the next year, four circuits will have ruled on a split where some lower courts pay chapter 13 trustees and others don’t when dismissal precedes confirmation.