J. Ellsworth Summers, Jr.

Rogers Towers: Surcharge of Debtor’s Exempt Assets Allowed when Debtor Willfully Conceals Non-Exempt Assets

Concealing assets from the Bankruptcy Court rarely, if ever, turns out well for a debtor. In a recent First Circuit case, a debtor concealed proceeds from prepetition sale of his former marital home, claiming that all of the...more

2/26/2013 - Bankrtupcy Surcharges Debtors Exempt Assets Non-Exempt Assets Willful Concealment