February 2013

By Jan M. Sensenich, Chapter 13 Trustee for the District of Vermont A.  INTRODUCTION – How §544 works and how...

Every three years, many of the dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code are adjusted to reflect inflation and cost of...

By M. Jonathan Hayes, Certified Bankruptcy Specialist, Northridge, CA Lewis v. Roberts,  267 U.S. 467 (1925) Issue:   Is a “judgment...

By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Middle District of Tennessee In re Moore, 482 B.R. 248...

Mortgage on investment property is subject to modification, but motion to strip down lien is denied when property was owned...

Bank of America entitled to relief from confirmation order based on due process concerns when plan erroneously treated claim in...

After BAPCPA, best-interests-of-creditors test is calculated differently than projected disposable income test: best-interests test is satisfied when distributions to priority...

Not bad faith that debtor excludes Social Security income from projected disposable income; debtor can voluntarily use Social Security income...

By Susan L. Myers, Consumer Rights Project Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Since its launch in 2007, the Bankruptcy...

By Laura Grace, Research Assistant to Professor Michaela White, Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, NE In 2011, ProPublica, a...