Discharge/Dischargeability

Judge Explains Why Tax Liens Are Subordinated to Domestic Support Obligations

Congress decided to deviate from standard priorities by providing in Section 724 that unsecured domestic support obligations come ahead of tax liens.

Issue Preclusion Saddles Alex Jones with $1.2 Billion in Nondischargeable Debt

Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez of Houston will hold trials that could result in more nondischargeable debt for Alex Jones.

Fifth Circuit Expands Bartenwerfer to Saddle Alter Egos with Nondischargeable Debts

An alter ego may be of the same ilk as a partnership or agency, so there may be no inconsistency between the Fifth Circuit opinion and the Bartenwerfer concurrence.
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