Discharge/Dischargeability

Split Continues on Loss of Chapter 13 Discharge for Missing Direct Mortgage Payments

Georgia judge focuses on ‘good faith’ to decide whether a chapter 13 debtor should lose a discharge after missing direct mortgage payments.

Proceedings for Contempt Discharge Held Not Subject to Arbitration

Florida case raises the question of whether the Supreme Court will eventually give bankruptcy a general exemption from arbitration, or an exemption only for core proceedings.

Mock Dischargeability Hearing

ABI Consumer Commission Report

Second Circuit Explains when Default Judgments Qualify for Issue Preclusion

Discovery abuse in a prior lawsuit can result in nondischargeability in a later bankruptcy.

November 2019 Benchnotes

Nov 2019

“Old Soil”: Supreme Court Sets Straight the Standard for Civil Contempt of a Discharge Order

Nov 2019

Taggart’s Effect Evident in Eleventh Circuit Ruling on Discharge Violation

An action that could violate the FDCPA may not be a violation of the discharge injunction.

Bad Math: Student Loan Challenges, Bankruptcy Alternatives and Discharge