Fourth Circuit Eliminates a Split on Modifying Short Term Mortgages in Chapter 13
Joining two other circuits, the Fourth Circuit now permits a chapter 13 debtor to strip down a short term home mortgage to the value of the property.
Direct Mortgage Payments Are ‘Under the Plan,’ Ninth Circuit BAP Says
BAP joins the majority of courts by saying that defaulting on direct mortgage payments precludes a chapter 13 debtor from receiving a discharge.
Fifth Circuit Upholds Sanctions Against ‘Nationwide’ Law Firm
Appeals court lauds Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey Norman’s ‘well-reasoned’ opinion.
Mothers Owed Child Support Weren’t Entitled to Notice in Father’s Bankruptcy, Circuit Says
Fifth Circuit in substance says that state law overcomes the Bankruptcy Code’s broad definition of who’s a creditor entitled to notice.