Washington

Do Debtors Get to Keep Post-Confirmation Windfalls in Chapter 13?

Chapter 13 scholar Keith Lundin believes that debtors retain inheritances acquired more than 180 days after filing.

Differences Between Judicial and Statutory Liens Explained by Judge Heston

Only judicial liens that impair exemptions may be avoided under Section 522(f)(1).

Stay Violation Upheld Despite ‘Ambiguity’ About the Debtor’s Interest in the Property

Is doubt about whether the debtor has an interest in property sufficient to invoke Taggart and bar the finding of a willful stay violation?

District Court Affirms: ‘13’ Debtors Lose Appreciation in a Home After Conversion to ‘7’

On an issue where the courts are split, a district judge in Washington State holds that the debtors lose the post-petition appreciation in the value of estate property when a chapter 13 case converts to chapter 7.

Chapter 13 Debtors Lost Appreciation in Property After Conversion to ‘7’

On an issue where the courts are split, a judge in Washington State says that the debtors lose the post-petition appreciation in the value of estate property when a chapter 13 case converts to chapter 7.

Promising Payment in Full to Everyone Doesn’t Warrant Confirmation by Itself

Chapter 11 can’t modify a nondebtor’s guarantee of a debtor’s obligations, absent consent from the lender.

District Judge Finds No Loopholes in Ninth Circuit Aversion to Third-Party Releases

Free-and-clear sale won’t evade the Ninth Circuit’s rule against third-party, non-debtor releases.

There Are No Fractions of a Household in Tacoma, Washington

Judge Lynch of Tacoma follows Idaho’s Judge Pappas in determining the size of a ‘household’ when someone is a part-time resident.

Courts Split on Arbitration over Dischargeability of Student Loans

Seattle judge disagrees with Florida judge on arbitration over bar study loans, while Second Circuit ponders the issue.

Involuntary Servitude Claim Raised in Involuntary Chapter 11

Did Congress make another constitutional mistake in BAPCPA?

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