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August 27, 2021

Courts are split on whether a claim is discharged if it was scheduled after the bar date but in time to receive a distribution.

August 26, 2021

Although disqualified and removed for an undisclosed conflict, the trustee was not removed in all other cases.

August 25, 2021

The oversight of a distribution by a chapter 7 trustee (and the attendant expense) isn’t required when a debtor liquidates the assets in Subchapter V of chapter 11.

June 2, 2021

Having a family member in the home who made a formal request for legal residence will suffice to permit a Florida homestead exemption, Judge Jennemann said.

May 21, 2021

When personal property can be owned by the entireties, a tax refund isn’t estate property even if the bankrupt spouse earned all income.

May 13, 2021

On an upcoming certified appeal, the Eleventh Circuit can decide whether violating a PACA trust is a ‘defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity’ that makes a debt nondischargeable.

May 10, 2021

Judge Colton decided that class claims aren’t prohibited in Subchapter V cases but didn’t allow a class claim in the case before her.

May 7, 2021

April 23, 2021

Apartment buildings are single asset real estate, but hotels aren’t, says Orlando’s Bankruptcy Judge Karen Jennemann.

March 19, 2021

Intending to reside permanently in the U.S. won’t qualify someone for a Florida homestead exemption unless the debtor is entitled to permanent residency.