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Springtime is supposed to be a joyful time for those who have graduated from college. However, for many members of the class of 2014, graduation means that they have left their student lifestyle behind, and they are about to meet their student debt obligations head-on. Typically, this reality is felt the most six months... Read more »
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Springtime is supposed to be a joyful time for those who have graduated from college. However, for many members of the class of 2014, graduation means that they have left their student lifestyle behind, and they are about to meet their student debt obligations head-on. Typically, this reality is felt the most six months... Read more »
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Springtime is supposed to be a joyful time for those who have graduated from college. However, for many members of the class of 2014, graduation means that they have left their student lifestyle behind, and they are about to meet their student loan debt obligations head-on. Typically, this reality is felt the most six months […]
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Current Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Client I have a client that is currently in a chapter 13 bankruptcy case, but is struggling to make her plan payments. The trustee has filed a motion to dismiss the case for failure to make timely payments. My client is approximately $1500 behind even though her trustee payments are being+ Read More
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This article in the Norfolk paper about Portfolio Recovery explains something I had only guessed at, before. Debt collectors know when your finances improve. Debt collectors pay the credit bureaus to tell them. I’m a Virginia bankruptcy attorney, and I know people want to put off filing bankruptcy for as long as possible. Some people come […]
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The Supreme Court finally addressed the issue of when an IRA does not count as a retirement account. For nearly ten years, the question of whether inherited IRAs are protected during bankruptcy has gone unanswered. Finally, the Supreme Court has answered it with a unanimous no. In Clark v. Rameker, Heidi Heffron-Clark filed for bankruptcy... Read more »
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The Supreme Court finally addressed the issue of when an IRA does not count as a retirement account. For nearly ten years, the question of whether inherited IRAs are protected during bankruptcy has gone unanswered. Finally, the Supreme Court has answered it with a unanimous no. In Clark v. Rameker, Heidi Heffron-Clark filed for bankruptcy... Read more »
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The Supreme Court finally addressed the issue of when an IRA does not count as a retirement account. For nearly ten years, the question of whether inherited IRAs are protected during bankruptcy has gone unanswered. Finally, the Supreme Court has answered it with a unanimous no. In Clark v. Rameker, Heidi Heffron-Clark filed for bankruptcy […]
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This post is specifically directed to consumer bankruptcy attorneys located in the Chicago area. The American bankruptcy Institute is holding their seventh annual Chicago consumer bankruptcy conference to be held on November 11, 2014. The conference will take place at the University of Chicago Gleacher center. The conference will focus on current issues affecting debtors+ Read More
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In 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court (the “Court”) issued
its noteworthy decision in Stern v. Marshall,1 in which it held
that bankruptcy courts lack the constitutional authority to enter a final
judgment on a state law counterclaim that is not related to the bankruptcy
proceeding. Since Stern, a number of cases have been published - at both
the bankruptcy court and court of appeals levels - where Stern
jurisdictional issues have been raised and adjudicated. We recently wrote about
one on this blog.
The Court, itself, had a chance to consider the
implications of Stern in the case of Executive Benefits Ins. Agency
v. Arkinson.2 In a unanimous decision
written by Justice Clarence Thomas, the Court ruled that where Article III of
the U.S. Constitution does not permit a bankruptcy court to enter final
judgment on a bankruptcy related claim, the bankruptcy court may issue proposed
findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to the claim, to be
reviewed de novo by a federal district court.
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