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In re Boyette

Ruling
Claim of debtor's former spouse based on property division reduced to unsecured status.
Issue(s)
Was claim of debtor's former spouse a nondischargeable domestic support obligation?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 03, 2014 , LexisNexis #1014-139

In re Love

Ruling
Debtor ordered to properly serve application for settlement of personal injury cases on unsecured creditors prior to court issuing ruling.
Issue(s)
Could court rule on settlement where unsecured creditors had not been served or received a hearing .

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 30, 2013 , LexisNexis #1013-067

Granger v. Kerry (In re Kerry)

Ruling
Theft by debtor's former spouse could not be imputed to debtor.
Procedural posture

The former employer of debtor's former wife and the employer's principal filed a petition to determine the dischargeability of a debt, alleging that its claim was non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C.S. § 523(a)(4).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 22, 2012 , LexisNexis #0612-049

In re Vance

Ruling
Relief from stay granted to allow creditors to pursue pending state court action, but not recovery.
Procedural posture

Two creditors, a decedent's estate and a broadcasting corporation who each had claims against the chapter 13 debtor in state court, filed a joint motion to lift the automatic stay to allow the state litigation to proceed.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 12, 2012 , LexisNexis #0412-013

In re Jones

Ruling
Penalty assessed in domestic relations case was not a domestic support obligation and was not entitled to priority status.
Procedural posture

This matter came before the court on debtor's Objection to Proof of Claim No. 2 filed by debtor's former spouse (claimant).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 12, 2010 , LexisNexis #1110-086

Taylor v. Strongbuilt Intl Inc. (In re Strongbuilt Inc.)

Ruling
Chapter 11 plan amended to reflect products liability insurance coverage of debtor in possession.
Procedural posture

This matter came before the court via transfer from the district court for the Southern District of Alabama, Southern Division, for a determination of whether the products liability claim of plaintiffs was discharged in the 2003 bankruptcy case of debtor and whether successor liability of defendant successor (debtor in possession), if any, was subject to insurance coverage.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on November 09, 2009 , LexisNexis #0410-070

In re Adams 3 Inc.

Ruling
Trustee's claim for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses of preservation of estate could not be surcharged against secured claim of IRS.
Procedural posture

The matter came before the Court on the chapter 7 Trustee's 11 U.S.C.S. § 506(c) Application to Recover Reasonable, Necessary Costs and Expenses of Preservation of the Estate from the secured creditor, the United States of America, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), who filed an opposition to the motion.

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on February 13, 2009 , LexisNexis #0609-113

In re Howell

Ruling
Trustee could not object to amendment of term of plan without alleging bad faith.
Procedural posture

Chapter 13 trustee objected to confirmation of the an amended chapter 13 plan filed by the debtors after confirmation of the original plan, on the grounds that the debtors could not amend the plan pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 1329(a) to shorten the length of the plan to less than 60 months.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 19, 2007 , LexisNexis #1207-093

In re Fells

Ruling
Lien on mobile home that was debtors' principal residence could not be bifurcated.
Procedural posture

The debtors filed for relief under chapter 13 and submitted a proposed plan. A creditor filed an objection to the proposed plan. The court issued findings of fact and conclusions of law.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 23, 2007 , LexisNexis #1207-057

Community Trust Bank v. Warren (In re Warren)

Ruling
Payments under restitution agreement based on debtor's bank fraud was nondischargeable.
Procedural posture

Plaintiff creditor, the bank that had financed an auto dealer's floor plan, asserted that the obligations of debtor, the manager of the dealership, were nondischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(2), (4) and (13); the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment. The debtor argued that the creditor's claims were time barred.

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opinion summary, case decided on June 15, 2007 , LexisNexis #0707-096