August 2014

By Helen M. Morris, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia Treat the trustee’s staff...

By Holly Davala, Staff Attorney for Chapter 13 Trustee Craig Shopneck Case Summary: McLaughlin v. Phelan Hallinan & Schmieg, LLP,...

By Kristi R. Sutton, J.D. Candidate, Class of 2015, Penn State The Dickinson School of Law In light of In...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Debtor-husband not entitled to wildcard exemption in inheritance of debtor-wife. The Chapter 7...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) New objection period only for those amended exemptions. Under Bankruptcy Rule 4003(b) and...

Interest in retirement plan received through marital dissolution decree was exempt. The Chapter 7 debtor received $80,000 interest in former...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Social Security Act protects benefits. Rejecting the Chapter 7 trustee’s argument that Social...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Judgment lien avoidable against debtor’s interest in entireties property. Considering the issue of...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Section 547(c)(8) threshold applied. In a Chapter 13 case, one debtor’s employer withheld...

By Professor Nancy Rapoport Dear Readers: How many times have you wanted to reach across the table at a deposition...