By Lawrence R. Ahern, III, Brown & Ahern (Nashville, TN) Introduction Four bankruptcy-related bills were enacted during the 116th Congress and signed into law on August 23, 2019.1 The legislation affected both business and consumer cases. One bill, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA),2 deals on its face with a non-consumer topic. However, it will be of great...
From the Editor – Dismissal
Print This Article
Link to Post:
By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired)
Dismissal with 180-day bar affirmed. The debtors had filed eight Chapter 13 cases over eight years, with each dismissed, and in 2019 the spouses filed three more cases. A mortgage creditor moved for relief from the automatic stay and dismissal in each of the cases. The cases were dismissed with a 180-day bar to refiling, because the purpose in these filings was to stop foreclosure, and the dismissals were not abuses of discretion. In re Steiner, __________B.R.__________, 2020 WL 1327211 (B.A.P. 8th Cir . . .
It looks like you are not signed in or registered! This content is only available to members.
Or Sign In Below:
Related Articles
Tax Tips for Taxpayers to Consider When Selling Their Home
From the Other Side
Why Address Formatting Is So Important for Jurisdiction
Critical Case Comment
Reaffirmations Impose Impossible Demands on Bankruptcy Counsel
Five Things Trustees Should Know About the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019
Creditors’ Rights and Debtors’ Protections at the Intersection of Consumer Bankruptcy and UCC Article 9
Here’s What People Should Know About Taking Early Withdrawals from Retirement Plans
Unredeemed Pawned Property and Chapter 13 Plan Confirmation: Must a Pawnbroker Object?
How My Law Firm Learned to Stop Leaving Money on the Table Part 4 – Making Willful Stay Violations Pay Off