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§ 707(b)(3)

Wlodar, In re

Ruling
Court granted trustee's motion to convert Chapter 7 case as the debtor had significant incometo fund a Chapter 13 plan. (Bankr. N.D. Ga.)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13; Substantial

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 24, 2024 , LexisNexis #0324-047

Peterman, In re

Ruling
Dismissal of debtor's Chapter 7 bankruptcy case denied as the only secured debt that thetrustee identified as an unnecessary luxury item was the boat needed for debtor’s sidebusiness. (Bankr. W.D. Wis.)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13; Substantial Abuse;

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 20, 2022 , LexisNexis #0223-065

Miller, In re

Ruling
Trustee did not prove that a totality of the debtor's financial circumstances constituted abuseas the debtor did not have the ability to fund a Chapter 13 plan of reorganization. (Bankr. M.D.Fla.)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13; Substantial Abuse;

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 13, 2022 , LexisNexis #0722-041

Chambers, In re

Ruling
Chapter 7 discharge would have constituted abuse where the debtor could pay a meaningfulamount to his unsecured creditors in a hypothetical Chapter 13 plan. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13; Substantial Abuse;

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 18, 2022 , LexisNexis #0522-043

Hernandez, In re

Ruling
Motion to dismiss granted where debtor was eligible for Chapter 13 relief and could pay anapproximate twenty-two percent dividend to his unsecured creditors in a hypothetical Chapter13 plan. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13; Substantial Abuse;

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 14, 2022 , LexisNexis #0322-013

Bailey, In re--Harrington v. Bailey

Ruling
Motion of the United States Trustee to dismiss debtor's case for abuse was denied as under thetotality of the circumstances, the court found that granting debtor relief would not be an abuseof the provisions of Chapter 7. (Bankr. D. Mass.)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13; Substantial Abuse;

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 30, 2021 , LexisNexis #0621-065

Klinger, In re

Ruling
Totality of circumstances weighed in favor of dismissing Chapter 7 debtor's case for abuse.(Bankr. N.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13; Substantial Abuse;

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on March 12, 2021 , LexisNexis #0421-092

Sepielli, In re

Ruling
Motion to dismiss student loan debt was granted as debtors were able to pay thirty percent totheir non-student loan unsecured creditors in Chapter 13 plan. (Bankr. M.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13; Substantial Abuse;

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 08, 2020 , LexisNexis #1020-065

Harms, In re--United States Tr. v. Harms

Ruling
Debtors' motion to reconsider dismissal denied as their belated attempt to supplement therecord lacked merit and signaled bad faith. (Bankr. W.D. Pa.)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13; Substantial

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 29, 2020 , LexisNexis #0320-038

Meehean, In re

Ruling
Motion to dismiss Chapter 7 bankruptcy case was granted where court found that debtors'sources of future income are stable and debtors clearly have the ability to fund a Chapter 13.(Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Dismissal of a Case or Conversion to a Case Under Chapter 11 or 13; Substantial Abuse;

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 27, 2020 , LexisNexis #0320-018