Legal Opinion

Watson v. Boyajian (In Re Watson)

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 25, 2005No. 04-9005PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge.

Debtors-Appellants Michael and Kathleen Watson (the “Watsons”) appeal from an order of the bankruptcy court denying confirmation of their proposed Chapter 13 plan. The bankruptcy court denied confirmation on the ground the Watsons failed to establish that all projected “disposable income” received during the plan period would be applied to make payments under the plan. See 11 U.S.C. § 1325(b)(1)(B). In particular, the bankruptcy court determined that the cost of sending the Wat-sons’ two minor children to parochial school was neither a “reasonably…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  4. James L. McCoy Administrator of the Electrical Workers Trust Funds, Etc. v. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
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