Unexpected Income Required Modification of a Chapter 13 Plan
Judge Rebecca B. Connelly allowed a debtor couple to retain enough unexpected income to pay deferred maintenance on the debtors’ home.
A Lawsuit to Collect a ‘DSO’ Runs the Risk of Violating the Automatic Stay
Although collecting a ‘DSO’ from non-estate property is permitted by Section 362(b)(2)(B), a district judge says that an in personam suit against the debtor can violate the automatic stay.
Refunds by Creditors After Chapter 13 Discharge Go to Creditors, Not the Debtor
The logic of Harris v. Viegelahn doesn’t mean that chapter 13 debtors receive distributions refunded by creditors.
Disability-Care Payments Are Excluded from Calculation of ‘Disposable Income’
Government payments to care for disabled adults go to parents, not creditors, judge rules.