January 2018

By Jeffrey M. Kellner, Chapter 13 Trustee (Dayton, OH) As a Chapter 13 Trustee faced with numerous proposed plans which...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Administrative expense allowed to attorney for substantial contribution in Chapter 13 case. The...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Postpetition traffic tickets not administrative expense. Affirming the bankruptcy court’s decisions, the district...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Permissive abstention for determination of whether lump-sum payments were domestic support obligation. The...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Attorney fees by divorce court and priority claim. $13,000 attorney fee awarded by...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Overpayment of domestic support obligation. The court examined the issue of whether a...

By Morgan King, The Morgan King Company (Dublin, CA) HELD: A taxpayer's returns filed long after the taxes were assessed...

By Academy Staff The concept of a “Chapter 20” has been around as long as the Bankruptcy Code. Debtor files...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Debtor’s special counsel fees. Reminding attorneys that they are expected to have knowledge...

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Counsel failed to show cause why undistributed funds on dismissal of confirmed case...