Month: July 2014

Debtors’ prisons were commonplace in the United States up until the mid-1800’s. In fact, several notable figures in the history of the United States served time in debtors’ prisons, such as Robert Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence and served on the...

In the recent case of In re Heinzle, 2014 WL 2442261 (Bankr. W.D. Texas 5/30/14) the bankruptcy held that the debtors who completed all their plan payments to the trustee were nevertheless not entitled to a discharge because they were not current on their mortgage...