In a lengthy opinion, the BAP: (1) held that (a) confirmed Chapter 13 plans could not cannot properly provide the debtors with the right to unilaterally modify the plan without notice and court...
Distinguishing its prior ruling in In re Frost, the Fifth Circuit held that funds withdrawn from an otherwise exempt retirement account by a chapter 7 debtor after the petition date constituted a...
A debtor who has avoided dischargeability litigation by a settlement with the plaintiff-creditor cannot rely on weather or other "the dog ate my homework" excuses for his or her failure to strictly...
1) The deadline in Bankruptcy Rule 8002 is jurisdictional. The failure to timely file a notice of appeal deprives the district court or BAP, and the Court of Appeals, of jurisdiction. (2) Filing a...
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel found no error or abuse of discretion in any of the orders of the Bankruptcy Court. Therefore affirmed all the issues on Appeal.
Inga Olsen (the “Debtor”) appeals from the bankruptcy court’s October 26, 2016 judgment in favor of creditor Finance Authority of Maine (“FAME”), determining that: (1) her student loan...
Judge(s):
BAP (Bailey, Godoy and Panos) appeal from USBC-Maine (Hon. Peter G. Cary)
A discharge granted to Chapter 13 debtors does not enjoin the state from post-discharge collection of non-dischargeable domestic support obligation, even if a portion of such obligation was...
Judge(s):
WOLLMAN and LOKEN, Circuit Judges, and NELSON (D. Minn,, sitting by designation)
Affirming the bankruptcy court's decision that plaintiff had failed to carry her burden of proving that a judgment debt, awarded as damages for an accident that occurred while the debtor allegedly...
The evidentiary record did not support a finding that the bankruptcy court had committed reversible error by entering judgment in favor of the debtor in nondischargeability litigation. The BAP will...
