Legal Opinion
In Re Brown
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas
Decided October 16, 2007No. 06-35827PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION ON UNITED STATES TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)
JEFF BOHM, Bankruptcy Judge.
I. Introduction
On October 31, 2006, Vickie and Christopher Brown (the Debtors) filed a Chapter 7 petition, and indicated that the presump tion of abuse did not arise. The United States Trustee (UST) filed a motion to dismiss pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(2) arguing that the presumption of abuse does arise because the Debtors are not allowed to claim a vehicle ownership expense under the Local Standards issued by the IRS if they do not have a monthly note or lease payment.…
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