The Army’s Dependent Support Requirement: A DSO Under Title 11?
The Army’s Dependent Support Requirement: A DSO Under Title 11? By John R. Serrano 1 Staff Sergeant (SSG) Snuffy serves on active duty in a stateside military installation. He is married and has one child. The U.S. Army provides him with an allowance for housing based
New York Judge Devises a Flexible Remedy to Deal with Repeated Bad Faith Filings
New York’s Judge Philip Bentley and Prof. Robert Lawless urge Congress to adopt the ABI Commission’s recommendations for dealing with bad faith filings.
Chicago Judge Devises a Better Method to Allocate Income Tax Refunds Between Spouses
Whoever was overwithheld is entitled to the IRS refund when one spouse doesn’t file, Judge Michael Slade says.
Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Bankruptcy
Cryptocurrency, Blockchain and Bankruptcy By W. Marc Schwartz, Christopher S. Roberts and Kyung S. Lee When “cryptocurrency” and “bankruptcy” are used in the same sentence, one immediately associates the terms with headlines of potential billion-dollar losses suffered
Dispositions of Marital Property Aren’t Always Beyond the Avoiding Powers
A division of marital property on consent to someone other than a spouse might be a fraudulent transfer.
Bankruptcy Is No Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for a Disobedient Debtor
When there has been a division of marital property, does a debtor only hold legal title to property given to the spouse?
An Unmarried ‘Partner’ Might Not Have a Homestead Exemption, Ninth Circuit Says
A California exemption law protecting victims of spousal abuse doesn’t apply to those who aren’t married.
When Inherited Property Becomes Property of the Debtor’s Bankruptcy Estate
Being an heir by itself doesn’t bring a decedent’s estate into the heir’s bankruptcy estate.
Dismissing a Divorce Action Didn’t Result in an Unauthorized, Post-Petition Transfer
An inchoate interest in property created by filing a divorce action doesn’t survive dismissal of the divorce action, the Tenth Circuit BAP says.