Case of The Day

By Mary Beth Ausbrooks, Rothschild & Ausbrooks PLLC (Nashville, TN) With the prolonged decline in case filings, I found that...

By Lawrence R. Ahern III, Brown & Ahern (Nashville, TN) Introduction to this Series Current pandemic circumstances and economic conditions...

Mortgage on investment property is subject to modification, but motion to strip down lien is denied when property was owned...

Bank of America entitled to relief from confirmation order based on due process concerns when plan erroneously treated claim in...

After BAPCPA, best-interests-of-creditors test is calculated differently than projected disposable income test: best-interests test is satisfied when distributions to priority...

Not bad faith that debtor excludes Social Security income from projected disposable income; debtor can voluntarily use Social Security income...

Debtor gets marital adjustment at Line 19 for taxes nonfiling spouse pays on separate income and for nonfiling spouse’s gym...

Not bad faith that debtor borrowed from 401(k) to pay bankruptcy counsel and to cure mortgage arrearage or that case...

Debtors with CMI greater than applicable median family income can modify five-year plan to pay off plan in single payment...

Not per se bad faith that debtor’s attorney will receive almost all money paid to trustee under plan. “There is...