Disposable Income Does Not Include Voluntary Retirement Plan Contributions
A chapter 13 plan is in good faith even if retirement plan contributions are 10 times more than payments to creditors.
En Banc, Eleventh Circuit Narrows Applicability of Judicial Estoppel in Bankruptcy
Eleventh Circuit inveighs against harming innocent creditors by invoking judicial estoppel.
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Fraudulent Transfer of Fully Encumbered Property Isn’t Fraudulent in Georgia
A transfer of fully encumbered property isn’t a ‘transfer’ under UFTA, Georgia judge holds.
Florida Judge Narrowly Interprets Eleventh Circuit’s Failla Decision on Surrender
Decisions to surrender aren’t made in ‘perpetuity,’ Judge Isicoff holds.
Life Insurance Proceeds Beyond 180 Days Are Estate Property in Chapter 13
Courts split on inclusion of life insurance proceeds in a chapter 13 estate.
Means Test Applies in a Chapter 7 Case Converted from Chapter 13, Circuit Rules
Eleventh Circuit relies on the ‘evolution’ of Section 707(b) to proscribe an evasion of the means test.
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Circuits Split on Objective vs. Subjective Value for Fraudulent Transfer Consideration
Eleventh Circuit goes ‘objective’ while Fifth Circuit remains ‘subjective’ on value for constructive fraudulent transfers.
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Judge Homer Drake Insulates Social Security Income from Chapter 13 Payment Calculation
One Georgia judge disagrees with another over a chapter 13 confirmation objection.
Bank Zapped $1.3 Million for an Erroneous Estoppel Letter that Blocked a Sale
Lender assessed the costs of chapter 11 for causing an unnecessary bankruptcy.
Foolishly Accumulating Student Loans Does Not Factor into Dischargeability, Circuit Holds
ABI President Eugene Wedoff wins a pro bono victory in the Eleventh Circuit.
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