Travis Sasser

Travis Sasser practices bankruptcy law in Cary, North Carolina. He is a board certified specialist in Consumer Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification and the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization. He serves on the Bankruptcy Committee for the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of ABI and NACBA. He graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law.

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“Lien Stripping” Based on Claim Disallowance by Default: Ninth Circuit Clarifies its Rule

June 7, 2020

By Lawrence R. Ahern III, Brown & Ahern (Nashville, TN) Introduction Chapter 13 practitioners certainly do not need to be told that a lender with a mortgage1 on the debtor's principal residence has a special position in a Chapter 13 case. A chapter 13 plan may "modify the rights of holders of secured claims, other than a claim secured only...

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In the Trenches: Secrets to Settlement – Competency in the Courtroom Part 3 of 3

June 23, 2019

By Jan Hamilton, Chapter 13 Trustee (Topeka, KS) Click here for Part 1 of 3 Click here for Part 2 of 3 19. In the Courtroom ― Leading Questions Learning how to conduct a direct examination of your witnesses is the cornerstone to your case. Early . . . It looks like you are not signed in or registered! This...

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Revved Up and Ready to Go But Not Good Faith

Henry E. Hildebrand, III

August 4, 2024

Just because a Chapter 13 plan satisfies the disposable income test does not mean it passes the good faith test particularly if luxury items are involved.

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A Practical Approach to Using Bankruptcy Rules Effectively – Part 4

Beverly M. Burden

March 2, 2025

As of December 1, 2024, an adversary is no longer required to recover a car repossessed prepetition or is otherwise being held by a third party. Rule 7001(a) now excludes from the definition of an adversary “a proceeding by an individual debtor to recover tangible personal property under § 542(a).”

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From the Editor – Debtor’s Attorney

May 17, 2020

By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired) Sanctions for including foreclosed property in petition. On creditor’s motion, sanctions for attorney fees and costs were awarded against Chapter 13 debtor’s attorney for scheduling as property of estate real property that had been foreclosed and on which debtor’s redemption period had expired. Under Rule 9011(c), a safe harbor letter from the creditor...

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Volunteering is Great But Not If You Expected Payment

Henry E. Hildebrand, III

June 9, 2024

Although Acevedo does not prohibit the court from entering an order ex post facto, to obtain an order authorizing employment of a professional effective from the date of filing application, must be based upon compelling and unusual circumstances.

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Critical Case Comment – No POC, No Money

Henry E. Hildebrand, III

April 30, 2023

A secured creditor would not be granted relief from the stay because the motion was based on the creditor’s failure to file a timely proof of claim. (Grant) In re Flores, 2023 WL 2787514 (Bankr. N.D. Ind. March 8, 2023) Case Summary Mr. Flores filed a petition under Chapter 13 proposing to pay Gaeta Auto Sales in full, with interest,via...

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Ask Ms. Ps & Qs

Nancy B. Rapoport

October 9, 2022

Dear Readers: We are all working at what feels like the speed of light these days. (And if we’re not, then we’re upset that work is too slow. Yes, we feel like Goldilocks—work’s either too busy or not busy enough.) But the wonderful Regina has asked me a question that often relates to someone hitting “send” too soon: “When opposing...

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Meet an AO Trustee

February 24, 2019

On June 26, 2017, Bradford W. Caraway was appointed as the Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division. He replaced D. Sims Crawford who had been appointed as a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Trustee Caraway maintains his office in Birmingham. At the time of his appointment as Standing Trustee,...

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Ninth Circuit BAP Says§ 523(a)(15) Includes §§ 523(a)(2), (4) and (6) in Chapter 7

M. Jonathan Hayes

January 28, 2024

Does § 523(a)(15) include claims by a spouse against the other spouse for fraud etc, i.e., §§ 523(a)(2), (4) and (6), in a chapter 7 case?

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