by CEF | Mar 23, 2017 | Chapter 13, Chapter 7, General
Let’s face it — sometimes people do not make the best decisions and end up gambling at the casinos or elsewhere a little more than they should. Sometimes, those gambling debts add up and then you are facing bankruptcy. For debts that are unrelated to...
by CEF | Mar 23, 2017 | Chapter 13, General, Reverse Mortgages
You inherited a house with a reverse mortgage on it? What happens if you can’t pay it? When a person dies, the reverse mortgage on a house, including all unpaid amounts for insurance and taxes, becomes DUE IN FULL. Now you have inherited this house subject to...
by CEF | Mar 23, 2017 | Chapter 11, General, Recent Court Decisions
On March 22, 2017, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corp. on “structured dismissals” in Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases and held that structured dismissals cannot be approved where they provide for distributions...
by CEF | Mar 23, 2017 | General
When a defendant is convicted of a crime in federal court he or she may be ordered to pay restitution to the victims or fines and special assessments. But collecting that money is challenging. The Financial Litigation Unit (“FLU”) of the Department of...
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