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Secured vs Unsecured Debt: Everything You Need to Know

Sawin & Shea

In the case of a Chapter 7 bankruptcy , the court appoints a trustee who is in charge of selling off (liquidating) a debtor’s non-exempt assets. If a debtor has assets that are not protected under those statutes, the trustee can liquidate those items and use the proceeds to pay creditors back something.

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Secured Creditors Beware: Ninth Circuit Holds a Chapter 13 Debtor may Avoid Liens Even if not Entitled to a Discharge

The Creditors Rights

This section prohibits the granting of a chapter 13 discharge if the debtor received a chapter 7 discharge within four years prior to the commencement of his chapter 13 case. 2015) held a chapter 20 debtor may in his chapter 13 case avoid a lien under § 506(d) even if § 1328(f) precludes him from receiving a discharge.

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Hanna Lahr Named in Birmingham Business Journal’s 2021 Top 40 Under 40

Burr Forman

Hanna is a partner in the firm’s CreditorsRights & Bankruptcy group. Her practice focuses on representing creditors and debtors, both in and out of court, on a variety of issues. Hanna helps clients enforce or restructure debt obligations, including through the bankruptcy process. About Burr & Forman LLP.

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Burr’s Anna Akers Named a 2020 Honoree in Birmingham Business Journal’s “Next Gen: Rising Stars of Law”

Burr Forman

Anna is an associate in the Birmingham office where she practices in the firm’s CreditorsRights and Bankruptcy group. At Burr, Anna represents both creditors and debtors to enforce or restructure debt obligations.

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Five Burr Attorneys Named to Lawdragon’s 2022 “500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers” List

Burr Forman

Much of his practice includes representing various interests in Chapter 11, pursuing claims of commercial lenders against the debtor, the collateral, and guarantors in bankruptcy, federal, state, and receivership courts. Houston IV was named in the Bankruptcy & Financial Restructuring, especially Litigation specialty.

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Supreme Court Expands Creditors’ by Allowing Denial of a Discharge Under Sec. 523(a)(2)(A) if Debtor Transfers Assets in Violation of State Fraudulent Transfer Statute

The Creditors Rights

Section 523(a)(2)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code allows a creditor to obtain a judgment denying its debtor a discharge of debts incurred by false pretenses or actual fraud. However, the Court noted the term “fraud” had long been used by courts to describe a debtor’s transfer of assets which impairs a creditor’s ability to collect a debt.

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How Can a Secured Creditor Repossess Collateral Without Breaching the Peace?

Jimerson Firm

Florida courts have established a two-part test to determine if a secured creditor “breached the peace” within the meaning of Section 679.609(2)(b) of the Florida Statutes: “(1) whether there was entry by the creditor upon the debtor’s premises; and (2) whether the debtor or one acting on his behalf consented to the entry and repossession.”