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§ 1325(b)(1)

In re Bridgeforth

Ruling
Confirmation denied as debtor was not devoting all disposable income to plan. (Bankr. M.D.Pa.)
Issue(s)
Was debtor devoting sufficient income to chapter 13 plan for it to be confirmed?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 29, 2016 , LexisNexis #0816-116

In re Crawford

Ruling
Confirmation denied pending amended plan with provisions obligating debtor to pay allunsecured creditors in full. (Bankr. W.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Whether debtor’s chapter 13 plan cannot be modified or changed unless it continues to provide for full payment of unsecured claims

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 21, 2016 , LexisNexis #0816-084

In re Haroldson

Ruling
Confirmation denied as debtor could not claim homestead exemption in property owned entirely by spouse.
Issue(s)
Whether a debtor may deduct mortgage or rent on Form I22C-1 when the house he lives in has no mortgage and is not owned by him?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 19, 2016 , LexisNexis #0616-069

In re Jackson

Ruling
Plan that would benefit debtor at the expense of unsecured creditors could not be confirmed.
Issue(s)
Should confirmation of chapter 13 plan be denied on trustee's objection that would modify and pay off motor vehicle loan but not provide sufficient payment to unsecured creditors?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 29, 2015 , LexisNexis #0615-137

In re Barnes

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to above-median debtor's failure to include anticipated tax refund in disposable income calculation.
Issue(s)
Should confirmation of debtor's chapter 13 plan be denied for failing to pay interest on Debtor's allowed general unsecured claims and not committing all of debtor's disposable income into the plan?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 17, 2015 , LexisNexis #0515-030

Kramer v. Bankowski (In re Kramer)

Ruling
Confirmation properly denied as monthly payment on stripped mortgage could not be deducted by above median debtor from projected disposable income.
Issue(s)
Did bankruptcy court properly sustain trustee's objection to confirmation on grounds that debtors did not meet the "best efforts" test where they deducted payments on mortgage they proposed to strip off from their projected disposable income calculation?

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 03, 2014 , LexisNexis #0314-132

In re Uhlig

Ruling
Chapter 13 plan excluding cash surrender value of whole life insurance policy could be confirmed.
Issue(s)
Whether the cash surrender value increase of a whole life policy over the life of the plan should be considered disposable income to be paid as an additional dividend to creditors with unsecured claims.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 30, 2014 , LexisNexis #0214-104

In re Garrepy

Ruling
Payments on stripped off mortgage could not be deducted from projected disposable income calculation.
Issue(s)
Whether debtors could deduct payments for a stripped mortgage when calculating projected disposable income under 11 U.S.C.S. § 1325(b)(1)(B).

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 06, 2013 , LexisNexis #1113-137

In re Dye

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to failure to allocate sufficient funds to pay off unsecured debt.
Issue(s)
Whether the Social Security income of a debtor's non-filing spouse was to be included in the calculation of a chapter 13 debtor's projected disposable income.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 16, 2013 , LexisNexis #0913-066

In re Braswell

Ruling
Confirmation denied due to lack of accommodation for the time value of money in payment of unsecured creditors.
Procedural posture

Petitioner debtor filed an amended chapter 13 plan of reorganization. Pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 1325, respondent trustee objected to confirmation of the debtor's amended plan on a number of grounds, most notably on grounds of lack of good faith and the failure to provide interest to unsecured claimants in the debtor's 100% plan. The court held a confirmation hearing and issued its ruling.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 27, 2013 , LexisNexis #0813-101