Split Grows on Unanticipated Circumstances to Modify a Chapter 13 Plan
Georgia judge follows the majority by more liberally allowing a chapter 13 plan modification.
Federal Judgment Rate Is Employed when Claims Are Paid in Full
Courts remain divided on what ‘legal rate’ means in Section 726(a)(5).
Georgia Court Differs with Circuit Opinions on PBGC Claim Calculation
Court says circuit opinions on PBGC claims before Supreme Court’s Raleigh opinion are no longer good law.
Judge Bonapfel Sides with Fifth Circuit on ‘Equivalent Value’ in Ponzi Schemes
Innocent suppliers to Ponzi schemes are given protection from fraudulent transfer claims.
Chapter 13 Stretches Out the Time for Redeeming Pawned Property
Real estate foreclosure and pawn transactions aren’t the same, Georgia judge says.
Chapter 13 Plan Ok’d with Balloon Payment for Secured Lender
Georgia judge parts with ‘overwhelming majority’ of decisions precluding balloon payments.
Chapter 13 Remains a Haven from Paying Support Even after BAPCPA Amendment
Try garnishment, not contempt, to collect support from a chapter 13 debtor.
An Allowed Claim Doesn’t Bar an FDCPA Suit from Attacking the Same Debt
Georgia district judge confronts creditors who file claims based on stale debts.