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This series focuses on four bankruptcy-related bills that were enacted during the 116th Congress and signed into law on August 23, 2019.1 One bill, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA),2 appears in its entirety in Appendix B to this series and was summarized in Part I,3 along with the other bills signed on the same day. SBRA deals on its face with a non-consumer topic, but as we have seen, it will be of interest to Chapter 12 and 13 trustees, who may be asked to serve as small business Chapter 11 trustees.

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Carefully following In re Nolan and In re Adkins, a debtor may modify a confirmed Chapter 13 plan to surrender a car so long as the full secured claim is paid although with a modified interest and paid without a regular monthly payment.

It was not bad faith for debtor to utilize Chapter 13 to discharge a property settlement obligation to former spouse. This opinion was drafted by The Honorable Michael E. Romero, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Colorado, who will be speaking at the NACTT annual conference in New York. Mark your calendar NOW to attend – July 8-10.

Congratulations Laurie!!!!