Summary: The Debtor contested large portions of the Domestic Support Obligation (DSO) claim filed by his ex-wife, who was also seeking dismissal of his Chapter 13 plan. The bankruptcy court held that the Indiana Superior Court where this claim originated was best suited for deciding the issues, See Caswell v. Lang, 757 F.25 608, 610 (4th Cir.

Summary: Sea Horse Realty, which is wholly owned by Richard Mercer, is the owner of a parcel of real property located in Nags Head. In 2005, Mercer executed a promissory note, currently held by Citimortgage (to whom reference will be made, regardless of whether the party was Citimortgage or its predecessors), for $1.5 million, pledging the property as collateral. The Deed of Trust was originally to list Sea Horse Realty as the grantor, but this was changed at the request of the mortgage broker to list Mercer as the grantor. Mercer filed Chapter 11 in 2009.

Summary: Around the time of the Confirmation of the Debtors’ plan, the Male Debtor was injured in a motor vehicle accident. Subsequently, he amended his schedules to disclose the personal injury claim and his exemptions to claim the d claimed the full $10,379.35 settlement as exempt property per N.C.G.S. § 1C-1601(a)(8). The Trustee failed to object to the exemption but did seek to have this amount determined to be disposable income. Relying heavily on In re Graham, 258 B.R. 286 (Bankr. M.D. Fla.

Summary: The Debtor’s Chapter 11 case was converted to Chapter 7, following a hearing, at which neither the Debtor nor Debtor’s counsel attended, based on testimony presented by the bankruptcy administrator elaborated on the basis of her motion to convert, that despite being granted generous opportunities for amendment, inaccuracies and confusion continued to plague the debtor’s monthly operating reports.

Summary: Affirmed the bankruptcy court opinion from In re Somerset Props. SPE, LLC, 2012 Bankr. LEXIS 1603, 56 Bankr. Ct. Dec. 88, 2012 WL 1230268 (Bankr. E.D.N.C. Apr. 12, 2012) on the same grounds. For a copy of the opinion, please see: MGHC Group v.

Summary: Conversion from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 is governed by 11 U.S.C.

Summary: The Deed of Trust held by BB&T against real property references a promissory note dated September 7, 2005. The actual promissory note, however, is dated September 8, 2005. Relying on Beaman v. Head (In re Head Grading Co.), 353 B.R.122, 123- 24 (Bankr. E.D.N.C. 2006), the Debtors attacked the validity of the lien. BB&T first argued that because the Debtor had executed a Change in Terms Agreement, explicitly affirming the note, it should be estopped from now contesting the enforceability.

Summary: SRCR pledged a Piper Navajo Airplane as collateral for a loan to Park Sterling. After default on the loan, Park Sterling repossessed the airplane on February 3, 2012. SRCR filed a Chapter 11 bankruptcy on February 21, 2012.

Summary: MGHC filed a Proof of Claim, which was allowed as late-filed for $6 million, arising from lawsuit over a failed land development in New Jersey, where MGHC had provided funding to Mill Ridge Farms, whose principal, Kevin Wilk is is the managing member of Somerset Properties. MGHC had sued Mill Ridge Farms, Kevin Wilks and Somerset Properties alleging a civil conspiracy to convert property of and defraud MGHC, using funds intended for a New Jersey development project to finance the purchase of property in North Carolina for Wilk.

Summary: The Debtors guaranteed a $765,440.00 bridge loan with an adjustable interest rate, with range between 14% and 28%, and a 12 month term, with an option to extend the note for an additional 12 months. The Debtors filed Chapter 11 and proposed a 30-year amortization rate at 5% interest, to which the lender objected both as to the interest rate and the new term. At hearing, an expert in commercial real estate testified that there was no effective market for this loan, so the bankruptcy court turned to the formula approach outlined in Till v.