Procedure For Enforcing The Bankruptcy Discharge In New York
A typical bankruptcy case in New York results in the issuance of a Discharge of Debtor, which releases the debtor from all collection activities in connection with a discharged debt. Many New York bankruptcy lawyers believe that the only way procedurally to enforce the discharge injunction is by filing an adversary proceeding. The recent case [...]

South Carolina Bankruptcy Lawyer Unleashes Vulcan Intellect on the Hanging Paragraph
In a move that shocked and amazed the South Carolina bankruptcy community, attorney Dennis Toney of Charleston scored a big victory for his clients by successfully challenging the application of the 910-day rule.  Toney’s keen analysis has led some to question whether Toney is part Vulcan, or 100% human as previously thought.  An investigation is [...]

Mortgage Payments Now Inside the Plan for the Eastern District of North Carolina
This week, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina entered an order mandating that mortgage payments will now be made through the debtors’ chapter 13 plan.  These are often called “conduit” plans because the chapter 13 trustee acts as a conduit for the mortgage servicer and collects payments on the [...]

What does a Chapter 7 Flowchart Look Like?
There are thousands of bankruptcy attorneys out there throughout the United States practicing bankruptcy law. While each may run his or her practice a little differently than the others, they are all still bound by the same federal laws found under Title 11 of the US Code.  Accordingly, each chapter 7 case is more or [...]

Some Assets Are More Protected Than Others: Bankruptcy Exemptions
As unemployment rates continue to rise, it is a good idea to try to bunker down and prepare for the worst so you can ride out the storm if you find yourself among the unemployed, or facing a pay cut.  There was some good advice in an article in the Wall Street Journal on November [...]