Consumer Debt

Benchnotes By Christina Sanfelippo, Aaron M. Kaufman and Bradley D. Pack Court Establishes Framework for Determining Ownership Rights in Social Media Accounts The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida recently considered an issue of first impression

Even under an unfavorable choice of law, a debtor in Connecticut was allowed to enjoy the state’s new $250,000 homestead exemption, even though her debts had accrued before the increase went into effect.

Think First and File Later: Pitfalls in Claims Litigation By Amelia Martin Adams Almost everything filed in bankruptcy cases bears a signature or affirmation. Documents signed in ink or digitally with an /s/ certify the signatory’s approval of their content. Documents

The Federal Pause on Student Loan Payments Is Set to Expire. How Might Bankruptcy Fill the Gap? By Joy Kleisinger and Hayley Mullen The COVID-era pause on student loan payments and interest will finally come to an end after eight extensions on Sept. 1, 2023. 1 The

Eligible or Ineligible Debt? Further Developments in the Definition of the Subchapter V Debt Limitation By Hon. Elizabeth L. Gunn and Don Mago Editor’s Note: ABI’s Subchapter V Task Force, launched in April, is studying practitioners’ experiences with the three-year-old