No. In a recent Illinois case, the court held that the Chapter 13 debt limits were determined by schedules filed in good faith, not by
Category: Bankruptcy & Student Loan Relief
Yes. An Illinois Court held that a Debtor’s obligation to repay her former father-in-law who had co-signed her student loans prepetition was postpetition debt that
No. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Chapter 7 trustee could not use the strong-arm powers under Code § 544(a) to avoid
No, in a recent New York decision, the court held that only taxes actually paid can be included in the means test. Line 16 of
Yes, in a recent New York decision, the court ruled that under the plain meaning of the Bankruptcy Code, a debtor in a one-person household
Yes – but only if the debtor can show “excusable neglect” they can amend their exemptions in a reopened proceeding. However, in a recent 10th
In a recent decision from the 10th Circuit, the court held that the bankruptcy estate’s interest in joint tenancy property terminated upon debtor’s death. When