Legal Opinion
Robbins v. Alther (In re Alther)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided September 11, 2015No. Case Number 14-62429PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Rebecca B. Connelly, United States Bankruptcy Judge
This case concerns “special circumstance” deductions under 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(2)(B). The United States Trustee moves to dismiss this chapter 7 case as presumptively abusive according to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(2). As an alternative, the United States Trustee asserts that the debtors’ ability to pay along with the totality of the circumstances render the issuance of a chapter 7 discharge to these debtors an abuse according to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(3)(B). For the reasons set forth below, the Court concludes that issuance of a chapter…
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