October 2016

By Tiffany S. Franc, Esq. Staff Attorney to Nancy Spencer Grigsby, Chapter 13 Trustee In a recent Maryland Chapter 13...

By Cathy Moran, Moran Law Group, Mountain View, CA The bank wants to foreclose on my client’s home. They claim...

By Professor Nancy Rapoport Dear Readers: Judicial opinions are often dry, stick-to-the-facts things. Sometimes, though, a judge writes an opinion...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Below-median debtor unable to afford upfront fees could file fee-only plan. Discussing the...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Nonresidential lease deemed rejected when not timely assumed by trustee. Finding that §...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Post-assessment returns filed by debtors did not qualify as “returns” under § 523(a)(1)(B)....

Oct. 17, 2016 WASHINGTON –– Hurricane Matthew victims in much of North Carolina and parts of South Carolina, Georgia and...

By Rebecca B. Connelly, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge Western District of Virginia Recent dialogue about Chapter 13 reflects skepticism....

Two recent cases broadly interpret the exclusion in § 101(10A) for “benefits received under the Social Security Act”. Case Summary...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Delaying payment of mortgage to pay debtor’s attorney is not permitted. The district...