Legal Opinion
In Re Ralston
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided February 10, 2009No. 8:07-bk-09727PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MICHAEL G. WILLIAMSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (“BAPCPA”) added 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(l)-(2) (2008) (“the Means Test”) to Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. 1 The Means Test is a formula for determining the amount of disposable income a Chapter 7 debtor could hypothetically contribute to a Chapter 13 plan. If the amount rises above a certain threshold, a presumption of abuse arises and the case must be dismissed or converted to Chapter 13.The Means Test is only applied to debtors…
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