Legal Opinion
In Re Saunders
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 17, 1997No. 19-10402PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS
WILLIAM C. HILLMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The matter before me is the Chapter 13 Trustee’s (the “Trustee’s”) motion to dismiss the Chapter 13 petition of Alan J. Saunders and Della C. Randall-Saunders (the “Debtors”). At issue is the question of whether Debtors may tithe to their church as proposed in their Chapter 13 plan.
The facts are not in dispute and I will adopt them, as they appear in the motion, opposition, and Debtors’ affidavit in opposition, as my findings of fact.
The proposed plan provides for a 10% dividend to unsecured creditors, payable over 48…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- City of Boerne v. FloresSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- In Re Jon Robert Perroton, Debtor. Jon Robert Perroton v. Nancy L.G. GrayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- United States v. Jenkins (In Re Richardson)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1985
- Nieves v. Melendez (In Re Melendez)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1993
- In Re LeesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Montana · 1994
3Cited by2 opinions
- In Re DickUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1998
- In Re SaundersUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997