The Transient Debtor and the Debtor’s Homestead Exemption By Laura E. Richardson The U.S. is experiencing a more-than-decade-long trend in migration whereby its population is increasingly relocating between states, even as the overall mover…

Benchnotes By Aaron M. Kaufman, Bradley D. Pack and Christina Sanfelippo Court Affirms “Enhanced” 37-Month Sentence for Attorney’s Concealment of Brother’s Money The appeal in United States v. Kowalksi concerned the propriety of a 37-month …

The Exchange: Turning Over Tax Refunds After ACP Expiration to Obtain a Longer Plan Term By Michael T. Brown The Bankruptcy Code 1 limits a chapter 13 debtor with “below-median income” 2 to a repayment term of three years 3 “unless the cour…

Benchnotes By Bradley D. Pack, Aaron M. Kaufman and Christina Sanfelippo Debts of Sub V Corporate Debtors Can Be Nondischargeable As a matter of first impression, the Fifth Circuit recently held that in subchapter V proceedings, both corpor…

Increasing Values Result in Creative Homestead Exemption Claims By Hon. Elizabeth L. Gunn and Shelby E. Kostolni The economy following the COVID-19 pandemic has created an environment where many homeowners find themselves in a situation whe…

Legislative Highlights “Corporate Crimes Against Health Care Act of 2024” Introduced in Response to Steward Health Care Bankruptcy Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) on June 11 introduced a new bill 1 aiming to crack down on “pr…

President’s Column Last month, I wrote about the New York City Bankruptcy Conference being my first as ABI President. What an experience! And, yes, my live Peloton ride was nearly as exciting. For any Peloton Bike users, I was excited to ta…

Dividing Love: How Bankruptcy Proceedings and State Laws Can Separate Pets from Their Owners By Katherine S. Dute and Ryan M. Messina We can all agree that domestic pets — not including purebred pets, show pets or some limited exceptions su…

Could You Be a Debtor? SDNY Renders Decision in Chapter 15 Proceeding for SVB Cayman Branch By Luke A. Barefoot, Thomas S. Kessler and Ethan Singer 1 The failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history,…

Late-Allowed Vehicle Claims and the Importance of Finality By Linda B. Gore Editor’s Note: Unlike past articles in this column, the authors mostly agree on the viewpoint, but this article outlines the basis for those trustees/courts that ta…