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Recent Articles 

Kansas Bankruptcy Court Holds Note and Mortgage Is Not Property of Debtor (December '11)

Important Changes to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (December '11)

Arkansas Bankruptcy Court Rules on Mortgage Companies Utilizing the Non-Judicial Foreclosure Statute (December '11)

Conn. BK Court Holds "Chapter 20" Plan May Not Strip Off a Wholly Unsecured Junior Lien (December '11)

Amended Bankruptcy Rules Prepare Now (Autumn '11)

Recent Trends in Bankruptcy (Autumn '11)

BK Court Jurisdiction Redefined (Autumn '11)

Claimant Standing: A Proposed Local BK Rule (Autumn '11)

Minnesota: BAP Rules in Favor of Lien Stripping of a Wholly Unsecured Lien on a Primary Residence (October '11)

Georgia: Recent "Chapter 20" Memorandum Opinion Issued (October '11)

Amendment to the Federal Official Bankruptcy Forms (September '11)

New York: Bankruptcy Court Challenges MERS (Summer '11)

BK Ch. 11 Absolute Priority Rule Post BAPCPA: CA's Central District Decides (July '11)

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