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§ 1325(a)(5)

In re Strzelecki

Ruling
Partly secured creditor entitled to auto insurance proceeds in partial satisfaction of claim.
Issue(s)
Was partially secured creditor entitled to proceeds of auto insurance policy after debtor's vehicle was damaged in an accident with a deer?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 22, 2014 , LexisNexis #0514-067

Santander Consumer USA Inc. v. Brown (In re Brown)

Ruling
Confirmation affirmed where plan properly premised bifurcation on valuation of surrendered collateral based on replacement value.
Issue(s)
Whether § 506(a)(2)'s valuation standard based on replacement value applied when chapter 13 debtor proposed to surrender a motor vehicle under § 1325(a)(5)(C)?

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 27, 2014 , LexisNexis #0414-068

In re Bogunovich

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to failure to fully provide for note that was due and payable on petition date.
Issue(s)
Did debtor's plan provide for proper treatment of creditor's note that was due and payable on the petition date?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 25, 2014 , LexisNexis #0414-067

In re Miller

Ruling
Plan not providing for equal payments could not be confirmed.
Issue(s)
Could chapter 13 plan providing for payments in unequal amounts be confirmed .

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 09, 2013 , LexisNexis #1013-134

In re Rosa

Ruling
Plan vesting property in first mortgagee could be confirmed where mortgagee received proper notice and did not object.
Procedural posture

Debtor's chapter 13 plan provided that title to certain real property would be vested in the first mortgagee pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 1322(b)(9). The standing trustee objected.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 08, 2013 , LexisNexis #0813-029

In re Tucker

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to debtor's undervaluation of home.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 25, 2013 , LexisNexis #0813-135

In re Hurd

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to disparate treatment of creditor's single secured claim.
Procedural posture

A bankruptcy debtor proposed a plan which provided for modification of the lien of a creditor secured by the debtor's real properties, consisting of a parking lot and an adjacent residential lot, by abandoning the residential lot and retaining the parking lot with payment of the value of the parking lot. The creditor objected to confirmation of the debtor's plan.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 22, 2013 , LexisNexis #0713-063

In re Cupolo

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to impermissible modification of bank's secured claim.
Procedural posture

A bank objected to confirmation of a debtor's amended chapter 13 plan on the grounds that it impermissibly modified the bank's rights in violation of 11 U.S.C.S. § 1322(b)(2) and (3) and failed to meet the requirements of 11 U.S.C.S. § 1325(a). The bank also filed a motion for relief from stay and the co-debtor stay and for abandonment of property from the estate.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 05, 2013 , LexisNexis #0213-135

In re Tucker

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to debtor's undervaluation of mobile home.
Procedural posture

Debtor moved for confirmation of her proposed chapter 13 plan. Creditor, which held the lien on debtor's mobile home, filed an objection to confirmation. The parties contested the value of the mobile home, which debtor testified had a value of $ 9,000. Creditor asserted that the plan did not meet the requirements of 11 U.S.C.S. § 1325(a)(5), so confirmation should be denied.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 25, 2013 , LexisNexis #0513-138

In re Mayberry

Ruling
Plan proposing to deal with mortgage loan through modification could be confirmed absent objection from creditor.
Procedural posture

Before the court was the "Motion of Chapter 13 Trustee to Dismiss Case" seeking dismissal of debtor's chapter 13 case under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1307(c)(1) on the grounds that debtor's unconfirmed chapter 13 plan failed to properly account for all claims filed in the case, thereby creating an unreasonable delay prejudicial to creditors.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 11, 2013 , LexisNexis #0213-061