Churches and Revoking Pension
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Bankruptcy
Responding to Financial Crisis
One crisis management consultant offers tips for churches to avoid bankruptcy.
Tithing When You’re Bankrupt
Can bankruptcy trustees recover charitable contributions made by bankrupt debtors?
Protection of Charitable Donations
Court rules that charitable contributions made by bankrupt church member cannot be recovered.
Recent Developments in Texas Regarding Bankruptcy
A Texas state court ruled that the recently enacted Religious Freedom and Charitable Donation Protection Act of 1998 prevented a creditor from recovering contributions made by a bankrupt debtor to his church.
The Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act of 1998
A federal law protects the charitable giving of donors who declare bankruptcy
Recent Developments in New York Regarding Bankruptcy
A bankruptcy court in New York ruled that a church had to turn over tithes it received from a couple during the year preceding the filing of a bankruptcy petition since the tithes represented a "fraudulent transfer" for less than "reasonably equivalent value."
Recent Developments in Arizona Regarding Schools
A bankruptcy court in Arizona ruled that a Catholic high school could not withhold a former student's academic transcript as a result of her failure to pay her school bill.
Pension Funds and Bankruptcy
Can a bankrupt minister protect his pension funds?