- 11 U.S.C.
American Express Bank v. Smith (In re Smith)
Oct
05
2009
Ruling
Debtors could not claim expenses for payments on vehicles and house intended for surrender.
Procedural posture
In calculating projected disposable income under their plan, appellee bankruptcy debtors claimed expenses for two houses and a vehicle which the debtors intended to surrender to secured creditors. Appellants, the bankruptcy trustee, the U.S. Trustee, and a creditor, appealed the interlocutory order of the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington which overruled their objections to confirmation of the debtors' plan.
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