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A successful outcome does not entitle an attorney to be paid for performing administrative services delegated to the trustee.

The EITC and the ACTC are both exempt in states with broadly defined “public assistance,” the Ninth Circuit BAP says.

A panel of the Ninth Circuit implicitly urged en banc reversal of two decisions holding that a homestead exemption is lost if the proceeds are not reinvested within the time required by state law, even if the exemption was valid on the filing date.

Deducting a discharged loan to a child from her inheritance didn’t violate the discharge injunction.

Seventh Circuit says that Fulton left open the question of whether holding an impounded car violates Sections 362(a)(4) or (a)(6).

A statement about the profitability of a corporation the debtor owns is a statement about the debtor’s own financial condition, the Fifth Circuit says.

The Ninth Circuit BAP explained that debtors may claim exemptions under the law of the state where they are domiciled, which may not be where they filed or reside.

A subordinate lender lacked appellate standing to appeal the annulment of the automatic stay in favor of a senior lender.

Supreme Court to resolve a circuit split by deciding whether a change in the status quo must occur before the automatic stay is violated.

Will there be occasions where the government must pay a debtor’s counsel’s fees when a U.S. Trustee unsuccessfully opposes a debtor’s initiative?