Mediation Strategies in Chapter 11
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Overpaying a DSO Doesn’t Result in a Nondischargeable Debt, Seventh Circuit Holds
On an issue dividing the courts, the Seventh Circuit rules that an obligation to repay a domestic support obligation is a dischargeable debt, not a nondischargeable DSO.
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Failure to Appeal Confirmation Bars Claims to Estate Property, Fifth Circuit Holds
A plan’s declaration that disputed property belongs to the debtor’s estate must be challenged before confirmation becomes final.
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Religious Contributions Not Considered in Dischargeability of Student Loans
First Amendment doesn’t compel deduction of religious contributions in finding an ‘undue hardship’ justifying the discharge of student loans.