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By: Laura Day DelCotto The primary goal of filing bankruptcy is commonly understood to be the receipt of a discharge of debt, and having a “fresh start” in life. There are probably thousands of cases that state this legal proposition, including Supreme Court cases...
Per Bankruptcy Code section 104, the dollar amounts in the Bankruptcy Code are adjusted every three years to account for inflation. The next increase will take effect April 1, 2022 and include increases for the debt limits to chapter 12 and chapter 13 bankruptcy...
Chapter 13 bankruptcy permits individuals with regular income to file a three to five-year repayment plan to address their debts. There are several advantages to filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy as opposed to Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Here are (5) five primary reasons...
By: Dean A. Langdon It has long been the rule in bankruptcy cases that the price received for real property at a foreclosure sale was “reasonably equivalent value” and the transfer could not be set aside as a fraudulent transfer under 11 U.S.C. § 548. BFP v....
By: Laura Day DelCotto I don’t think I ever knew that there is an “American Gambling Association” but it does exist. The Association recently estimated that over 45 million Americans will be betting on NFL football games during the 2021 season. Much of this gambling...
By: Dean A. Langdon One of the federal laws that exists to protect consumers is the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (the “FDCPA”). The FDCPA covers third-party debt collectors who are in the business of collecting consumer debts and generally prohibits harassing,...
By: Dean A. Langdon Chapter 13 bankruptcy (in or outside of Kentucky) is meant to offer debtors the opportunity to keep property they might lose in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy by paying their creditors over 3 to 5 years. The trade-off is turning over all “projected...
