Consumer Bankruptcy

Debtors, chapter 13 trustees and courts around the country are wrestling with whether "projected" disposable income is different than disposable income on the B22C form, and whether "applicable commitment period" is a time period or a multiplier under the Bankruptcy

This month's Update continues the series of articles examining BAPCPA in detail. Courts have long struggled with the issue of whether the Code permits a "ride-through" for a chapter 7 debtor's secured personal property. In fact, this question of "whether a chapter 7

In late 2004, the U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) adopted a strategic plan 1 for 2005-10 that encompasses several critical goals: (1) protecting the integrity of the bankruptcy system, (2) promoting the effectiveness and efficiency of the system and (3) maintaining

The doctrine of tenants by the entireties contemplates the ownership of property by the marital union itself ("one flesh") and not by the separate spouses as co-tenants. As a result, the Bankruptcy Code preserves the debtor's right, when only one spouse files a