Legal Opinion
In re Garrepy
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 6, 2013No. 12-44304-MSHPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO PLAN CONFIRMATION
MELVIN S. HOFFMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before me is the objection of Denise M. Pappalardo, standing chapter 13 trustee, to confirmation of the chapter 13 plan of the debtors, Richard and Heather Garre-py. The parties have narrowed their dispute to a single question of law: May the debtors deduct payments for a stripped mortgage when calculating projected disposable income under § 1325(b)(1)(B) of the Bankruptcy Code? For the reasons that will follow, the answer is no.
The material facts are undisputed. On December 18,…
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