Jorge Geraldo Lazaro

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA In re: : Chapter 13 : Jorge Geraldo Lazaro, : Case No. 22-11871 (PMM) : Debtor. : _________________________________________________ O P I N I O N I. INTRODUCTION Jorge Geraldo Lazaro (the “Debtor”), like most in chapter 13 bankruptcy, seeks to confirm a plan that would cure the mortgage arrears and allow him to stay in his home located at 1932 W. Allen Street in Allentown, PA (the “Property”), where he has lived for over a decade.1 The Debtor did not buy his home. Rather, the debtor’s father, Jorge J. Lazaro (the…