Creating a Circuit Split, Ninth Circuit Allows Retirement Contributions in Chapter 13
The Ninth Circuit split with the Sixth Circuit in the interpretation of the ‘hanging paragraph’ in Section 541(b)(7). Courts are divided four ways on whether or how much a ‘13’ debtor may contribute to voluntary retirement plans after filing.
Ninth Circuit Takes a Hard Line on What’s an Equivalent Tax Return for Dischargeability
Interpreting the hanging paragraph in Section 523(a), the Ninth Circuit sticks to the Beard test in deciding whether something is close enough to a tax return to justify discharging a tax debt.
Ninth Circuit Revises an Automatic Stay Opinion from Three Years Ago
Appeals court avoids a split of circuits by deciding a different issue this time.
Purchaser of Life Insurance Policy Can Be Sued for Fraudulent Transfer
Ninth Circuit gets it right on life insurance policies being property of the estate.