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Another voice in the savings chorus

I am not alone! A Wisconsin judge allowed Chapter 7 debtors to contribute to retirement savings in the face of a means test challenge claiming savings was an abuse of the bankruptcy system. Hurray! Another in the small band of those touting savings. In the Mravik case, the debtor’s Chapter 7 means test, which does […]

Cash collateral in consumer cases

By Cathy Moran

What’s cash collateral, and why should you care? You care because there’s a whole set of rules in bankruptcy to protect a creditor’s interest in cash collateral, and ugly consequences if you ignore those rules. But you don’t have to have a traditional business to have cash collateral, and the duties it brings, in a […]

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