by Matthew Gensburg | Jan 6, 2023 | GCK on Law
The Bankruptcy Code (the “Code”) does not expressly prohibit a Chapter 7 debtor from simultaneously seeking relief under Chapter 13. Notwithstanding this fact, courts have split on whether a debtor may maintain two separate pending bankruptcy proceedings. A majority...
by Matthew Gensburg | Dec 15, 2022 | GCK on Law
Section 523(a)(4) of the Bankruptcy Code excepts from discharge all debts “for fraud or defalcation while acting in a fiduciary capacity, embezzlement, or larceny.” The term “fiduciary” has traditionally been given a “strict and narrow” definition, referring to...
by Matthew Gensburg | Nov 22, 2022 | GCK on Law
Section 523(a)(l)(C) of the Bankruptcy Code provides that a discharge under Section 727 “does not discharge an individual debtor from any debt – (1) for a tax or a customs duty – (C) with respect to which the debtor made a fraudulent return or willfully...
by Matthew Gensburg | Oct 13, 2022 | GCK on Law
Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code establishes that a debtor’s bankruptcy estate includes “all legal and equitable interests of the debtor in property as of the commencement of the case.” This includes potential and actual causes of action that run in the debtor’s...
by Matthew Gensburg | Oct 5, 2022 | GCK on Law
Section 547(c)(2)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code was the former subjective component of the three-pronged test set forth in Section 547(c)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code and involves the question of whether the transfer was “made in the ordinary course of business or financial...
