Legal Opinion
In re Smith
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided April 25, 2019No. CASE NO: 16-30718PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Marvin Isgur, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE
Americredit Financial Services, Inc. filed an objection to Katie Smith's amended modification to her confirmed chapter 13 plan. On December 13, 2018, the Court overruled Americredit's objection, and asked the parties to brief the issue of whether a chapter 13 plan modification becomes effective at the time of filing, upon the Court's approval, or at some *573other time. Despite the Court's ruling, Americredit maintains that under res judicata, Ms. Smith cannot retroactively modify her confirmed plan to alter her contract interest rate or change the…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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