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Debtors do not have the Burden to Prove Section 523(a)(8) applies to their Loans

ABI

Section 523 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) generally provides that a student loan cannot be discharged unless it would impose “undue hardship” on the debtor. [1] 3] In 2013, Rodger Dean Love (“Debtor”) filed for bankruptcy under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. [4] 10] See id. [11] 16] . . [1]

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Debtor-Hospitals Can Be Denied Federal Coronavirus Aid

ABI

American Bankruptcy Institute Law Review Staff. . In March of 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. [i] xii] Pursuant to certain regulations, the Administrator excluded debtors in bankruptcy cases from the program.

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A Cogent Opposing View on SBRA Flexibility

PBWT

I don’t know if Congress foresaw, when it enacted new Subchapter V of Chapter 11 of the Code [1] in the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”), that debtors in pending cases would seek to convert or redesignate their cases as Subchapter V cases when SBRA became effective on February 19, 2020, but it was foreseeable.

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The Final Say: Conversion from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 is Not a Given

PBWT

It is well-settled that if you are a debtor in chapter 11, you do not have the unfettered right to convert the case to a chapter 7 liquidation. A recent 10 th Circuit decision shows why. The debtor and his two brothers-in-law served as co-trustees of both trusts. Unsecured Creditors Committee et al. , ” Id.

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Debt Collection Now and Post-Covid

Nexa Collect

During peak Covid-19 duration (May-Nov 2020) many states prohibited debt collection for several months. The turnaround came the following year, during tax refund season as the debt recovery levels went up substantially ( March/April 2020). Recoveries dropped to a mere 50% of the normal levels. In 2013, it was at 88%.

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Affordable Care Act’s Shared Responsibility Payment is a Tax Entitled to Priority

ABI

2] In July 2019, Robert and Bonnie Szczyporski (the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. [3] 3] The IRS filed a proof of claim against the Debtors for unpaid taxes and interest, including a $927.00 10] Id. shared responsibility payment. [4] shared responsibility payment.

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The Increasing Acceptance of Derivative Standing

ABI

1] In 2012, the Archdiocese of Santa Fe (“Debtor”) along with its 90 parishes began restructuring its assets after creating the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Real Estate Corporation (“RE Corp.”). [2] 2] Debtor then created a real estate trust and a financial assets trust, both effective January 1, 2013, and made RE Corp. the only trustee. [3]

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