- 11 U.S.C.
In re Hammett
Jan
11
2007
Ruling
Debtor whose plan proposed paying four percent of unsecured claims could not use disposable income to buy vehicle not necessary to plan completion.
Procedural posture
The debtor filed a motion to incur a debt. The debtor contended his current vehicle was both unreliable and uneconomical. For that reason, the debtor sought authority to borrow money to purchase either a new automobile. Further, the debtor proposed to pay this claim directly instead of through the chapter 13 trustee.
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