To Disclose or Not To Disclose? That’s Not Even a Question – Part 2 of 2

By Danielle Gueck-Townsend, Staff Attorney for Kathleen Leavitt (Las Vegas, NV)
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Post-Petition, Post-Confirmation Increase in Income

Another interesting issue involves a post-petition increase in income, specifically post-confirmation. 11 U.S.C. §1306(a)(2) specifically includes post-petition earnings of the debtor as property of the estate. As discussed above, debtors have a duty to disclose property of the estate and the appropriate vehicle for such disclosure are amended schedules. I . . .

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