Consumer Debt

Courts Split on Denying a Chapter 13 Discharge for Failure to Make Direct Payments

Illinois judge interprets Rule 3002.1 as being ‘debtor-friendly,’ not as creating new grounds for denial of a chapter 13 discharge.
Jan 11, 2018

On the Means Test, a Single Debtor Can Take Deductions for Two Cars

New York judge rules that the IRS Handbook is not controlling on auto expenses for the means test.
Supreme Court Jan 12, 2018

Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in a Third Bankruptcy Case This Term

High court to decide whether a false oral statement about one asset results in nondischargeability.