In Re Harmon

ORDER OVERRULING TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO PLAN

STEVEN W. RHODES, Chief Judge.

The trustee objects to confirmation of the debtor’s Chapter 13 plan on the grounds that it fails to provide for all of the debtor’s net disposable income. 11 U.S.C. § 1325(b)(1)(B).

The debtor is a married man, living with his working wife. Apparently, they split their living expenses equally. The debtor’s budget proposes to calculate his net disposable income by deducting one half of the total family expenses from his after-tax income.

The trustee contends that the debtor’s net disposable income should be calculated by…