In a move that could have sweeping implications for Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases nationwide, Martha G. Bronitsky, the Chapter 13 Trustee, has filed a petition for certiorari with the Supreme Court in In re Saldana. The case centers on whether voluntary contributions to retirement accounts should be excluded from a debtor’s disposable income calculation. The Ninth Circuit’s decision in In re Saldana sided with the debtor, holding that voluntary retirement contributions are shielded from creditors, a ruling that some argue disrupts the balance between debtor protections and creditor rights under the Bankruptcy Code. Now, the Supreme Court is being asked to step in, potentially impacting thousands of Chapter 13 cases filed each year.
[Read more…] about Can Debtors Prioritize Retirement Over Creditors? Trustee Seeks Supreme Court Review in In re SaldanaRefinancing Loans Not Consumer Debts
The movant bears the burden of demonstrating by a preponderance of the evidence that the debtor’s debts were “consumer” rather than “business,” and the debtor’s subjective purpose in taking out the loans is a crucial factor where the debts do not fall neatly into either category. Centennial Bank v. Kane, No. 21-4597 (N.D. Cal. July 22, 2022). [Read more…] about Refinancing Loans Not Consumer Debts
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