- 11 U.S.C.
In re Trobiano
Jun
23
2015
Ruling
Plan reflecting debtor's postpetition job loss and allowing for modification as necessary was proposed in good faith and could be confirmed.
Issue(s)
Could chapter 13 plan of debtor who lost his job after the petition date be confirmed over the trustee's objection?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Broadbent
Jun
08
2015
Ruling
Debtor not required to include contributions from live-in girlfriend in chapter 13 plan, which could be confirmed.
Issue(s)
Should chapter 13 plan confirmation be denied due to debtor's failure to include contributions from live-in girlfriend?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Ready
Jun
08
2015
Ruling
Plan confirmed over objection of debtor's former spouse where limited ability to pay was not due to bad faith.
Issue(s)
Should confirmation of chapter 13 plan in debtor's second case, filed within eight years after commencement of prior chapter 7 case, be denied for bad faith on objection of former spouse?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re McDonald
Mar
27
2015
Ruling
Confirmation denied due to payment for luxury item with little or no payment to unsecrued creditors.
Issue(s)
Whether debtors' payment and retention of an encumbered four wheeler violated the confirmation standard of 11 U.S.C.S. § 1325(a)(3).
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Rolince
Mar
17
2015
Ruling
Confirmation denied due to bad faith where even minimum payment to unsecured creditors was unlikely.
Issue(s)
Was chapter 13 debtor's plan in case filed five years after filing of chapter 7 case in which debtor received a discharge?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Wrobel
Feb
12
2015
Ruling
Confirmation denied for bad faith due to debtor's prepetition conversion of nonexempt property to nonexempt in order to avoid making sufficient payments to former divorce counsel.
Issue(s)
Could debtor's plan be confirmed where debtor proposed to pay only 10 percent of debt to divorce attorneys despite having purchased exempt homestead prior to petition date with funds received in divorce settlement negotiated by those attorneys?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Trainor
Dec
22
2014
Ruling
Objection to confirmation overruled where inconsistencies were insufficient to establish bad faith.
Issue(s)
Were errors and inconsistencies in debtor's filings grounds for denial of chapter 13 plan confirmation?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Doucet
Nov
25
2014
Ruling
Confirmation denied where debtor proposed to sell property without regard to claims of spouse in pending divorce.
Issue(s)
Could plan be confirmed where debtor's spouse's claims to property pursuant to pending divorce action were not taken into consideration?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Rand
Apr
23
2014
Ruling
Chapter 13 case dismissed as filed four months after chapter 7 discharge.
Issue(s)
Should chapter 13 case filed four months after discharge in debtor's prior chapter 7 case be dismissed?
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- 11 U.S.C.
In re Threatt
Jan
21
2014
Ruling
Confirmation of below median debtor's plan denied due to term of more than three years and lack of good faith.
Issue(s)
Should confirmation of below median debtor's plan be denied due to excessive length of the plan's term and proposal to retain a more expensive and newer automobile while surrendering a less expensive and older vehicle.
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