Consumer Bankruptcy

The Rest of the Story, Sugar By Hon. Elizabeth L. Gunn and Olivia Woodmansee In March 2025, when the Fourth Circuit reversed the dismissal of a chapter 13 debtor’s case with prejudice after she sold her home post-petition without a prior court order and in violation of

Even though a deceased chapter 13 debtor has no regular income, the plan can still be confirmed.

A final judgment on an issue in state court doesn’t by itself deprive federal courts of subject matter jurisdiction under the Rooker-Feldman doctrine, the Third Circuit explains.

A tax foreclosure that isn’t an unconstitutional taking can still be a constructively fraudulent transfer depending on when and how the debtor receives the equity above the delinquent taxes.

The Tenth Circuit interprets a state exemption statute ‘liberally’ in favor of the debtor.

President’s Column As I write this, I’m in the midst of a multi-hour delay at Jacksonville, Fla., airport on what has been a “three conferences in three weeks” tour: ABI’s Northeast Bankruptcy Conference & Consumer Forum in my old stomping grounds at Bretton Woods, N.H

Legislative Highlights GENIUS Act Signed into Law to Provide Framework for Stablecoins President Donald J. Trump on July 18 signed the “Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act” (GENIUS Act; Public Law No. 119-27 1) into law to establish a

An individual debtor conceded that being jailed for violation of a prepetition state court injunction wasn’t an automatic stay violation.

In a chapter 7 case, a disappointed bidder wasn’t required to show Article III standing but was still required to demonstrate prudential standing as falling within the class of persons protected by Section 363.

Disclosing a post-petition retainer in a monthly operating report wasn’t a substitute for disclosure required by Rule 2016(b)(2).