Failed Lawyer Discharges $264,000 in Student Loan Debt
Advanced degrees for once were no bar to discharging student loans.
Debtors Throw Away $36,500 and Their Discharges at the Same Time
Judge can’t save debtors from the consequences of their self-inflicted wounds.
Support Obligations for Grandchildren Are Ordinarily Dischargeable
Deficient drafting results in dismissal of dischargeability complaint.
California Judge Fixes Discharge Deadline for Late-Filing Tax Penalty
Bankruptcy mavens, take note: Late-filing fines for tax returns kick in Oct. 15.
Judge Closes Loophole to Prevent Discharging Pre-Conversion Condo Charges
Debtors once again stuck paying post-filing condo charges on abandoned home.
Securities Fraud Judgment Is Automatically Nondischargeable, Circuit Says
Tenth Circuit slams securities fraudsters already nailed with default judgments.
How the Bankruptcy Code Determines the Winner of a Bar Fight
Getting punched out in a bar fight might not result in a nondischargeable debt.
Guardian’s Fees Not Discharged in Father’s Bankruptcy
Indiana judge parts company with other courts in helping out a guardian ad litem.
Ninth Circuit BAP Splits with Three Circuits on Dischargeablity of Tax Debts
Gutsy Ninth Circuit BAP importunes the Supreme Court to rule on late-filed tax returns.