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Hendershot Cowart P.C.

Section 727 & Section 523 Complaints: Objecting to the Discharge of a Debt

In bankruptcy, certain specified types of debts are forgiven or “discharged”, releasing the debtor from personal liability for those debts. Debt discharges are permanent, and when granted, the debtor is no longer required to...more

ArentFox Schiff

Fourth Circuit Rules That Corporate Small Business Debtors Under Subchapter V May Not Be Able to Discharge All Debts

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On June 7, 2022, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously held that the exceptions to discharge found in section 523(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, which ordinarily exclusively apply to individual debtors, also apply to...more

Kerr Russell

No Foolin’: Bankruptcy Code Changes Go Into Effect On April 1

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For both debtors and creditors, the numbers are important in a bankruptcy proceeding. The Judicial Conference of the United States has announced that certain dollar amounts and dollar limitations in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Lending Money to a Friend, You Lose Both the Friend and the Money

In the case of In re Ricky L. Moore (19-01228), the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Iowa taught an important lesson in the context of Chapter 12 bankruptcy cases: do not rely on repeated assurances...more

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Now That We Found Assets, What Are We Going To Do With Them?

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My most recent post surveyed situations in which a debtor might lose assets, or see their value drop to zero, during a bankruptcy case. This article addresses the opposite circumstance: how might a debtor’s estate gain new...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Family Farmer Relief Act Expands Chapter 12 Bankruptcy Protections for Small and Mid-Sized Farms

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Running a family-owned farm is not easy work under the best of economic circumstances, and it can be nearly impossible when times are tough. More than 30 years ago, during the mid-1980s, John Cougar Mellencamp’s mournful song...more

Tucker Arensberg, P.C.

Three New Bankruptcy Amendments Become Law

On August 23, 2019, the President of the United States of America signed three new bankruptcy amendments into law.  The first bill, H.R. 3311, ratifies The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019, creating a new option for...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Chapter 12 Bankruptcy: A Forgotten Tool For Family Farmers?

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Chapter 12 Bankruptcy was a common topic in the 1980’s-- the days of the Farm Aid concert and farmers driving tractors to Washington D.C. However, current difficulties are again raising the value of Chapter 12’s as a tool for...more

Ruder Ware

Western District of Wisconsin Ranks 1st in the Nation in Chapter 12 Farm Bankruptcy Filings in 2017.

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Low grain and milk prices have negatively affected Wisconsin’s ag economy for a few years now. As further evidence of the financial stress on Wisconsin farmers, the national bankruptcy statistics show that, in 2017, more...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Creditors Beware: Inbound Bankruptcy Rule Changes Require Heightened Awareness

On December 1, 2017, several important changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure will be implemented. Those changes will impact creditors who have secured claims, judgment liens, and unsecured claims against...more

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