Consumer Bankruptcy

New York District Court Bars Forced Vesting of Title Through a Chapter 13 Plan

Split in lower courts now tilts toward precluding forced title vesting in chapter 13.

Bankruptcy Rules Deadlines Apply to Trials in District Court, Circuit Holds

Federal Rules are ousted for bankruptcy matters in district court, Eleventh Circuit says.
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Mortgages Command Priority over Legal Fees in a Chapter 13 Plan

Plan can’t cause default on a home mortgage to pay a debtor’s lawyer first.