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...
Rule 60(b) relief is extraordinary and may only be granted in exceptional circumstances and is not properly granted where a party merely revisits the original issues and seeks to challenge the...
Where a bankruptcy attorney forges his clients’ signatures, omits material assets of which he is aware, and commits extensive perjury regarding these actions, he is not entitled to remain in the...
Debtors exempted an IRA. After the onjection to exemption deadline expired, they withdrew finds from the IRA. However, they did not "roll over" the withdrawn funds into a replacement IRA, as...
Where a debtor’s interest in a trust vests prior to filing bankruptcy, the property belongs to the bankruptcy estate and is thus not exempted under 11 U.S.C. §522.
Donations of "undivided" interests in Debtor's community property to two separate Qualified Personal Residential Trusts (QPRT) were ineffective and void due to their violation of article 2337 of...
1. Trial evidence that debtor (Corwin) cause companies that he controlled to use contracts containing language contrary to Texas tax lien foreclosure law was sufficient to establish that Corwin had...
