Judge Court
Eastern District of New York
Judge Explains Why Tax Liens Are Subordinated to Domestic Support Obligations
Congress decided to deviate from standard priorities by providing in Section 724 that unsecured domestic support obligations come ahead of tax liens.
Estate Claims Can’t Be Sold for Trivial Recovery by Unsecured Creditors
Had the purchaser of estate claims offered to waive its own unsecured claim, the sale might have been approved.
A Pending Sale Contract Doesn’t Obliterate a Homestead Exemption in Chapter 7
New York court delves into issues covered by the Fifth Circuit in Hawk and DeBerry.