Posts in Case Law Update

Dec 04 Are unpaid wages discharged in bankruptcy?

Generally, when a person (known as the debtor) files for bankruptcy under chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code all of a ...

May 29 Stripping second mortgages if you have previously filed chapter 7

Stripping second mortgages if you have previously filed chapter 7 The Fourth Circuit Court of appeals recently ruled that a debtor ...

Jan 13 Notable Case - Recent Decision In Re: Mayberry

Notable Case – Recent Decision In Re: Mayberry In 2011 a client came to me to help save her home from foreclosure. This client has ...

Dec 31 In re Hoey, 2012 Bankr. LEXIS 5803 (Bankr. D. Mass. Dec. 18, 2012)

In re Hoey, 2012 Bankr. LEXIS 5803 (Bankr. D. Mass. Dec. 18, 2012) Recently Judge Hillman, of the Boston Bankruptcy Court, found ...

Dec 01 Recent Case Decisions - from the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Lawyers

"Social Security Income Not Included in Projected Disposable Income In two important victories for debtors, the Fifth and Tenth ...

Oct 29 "Two important wins for NCBRC and NACBA"

"The last few days have seen two important appellate decisions where the National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center (NCBRC) ...