Leonard Alfred Rowley and Beverly Ann Rowley v. Rick A. Yarnall, Production Credit Association, and Farmers Home Administration

MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Chapter 12 debtors Leonard and Beverly Rowley (“the Rowleys”) appeal a district court 1 decision affirming a bankruptcy court denial of their motion for discharge. At issue is whether the family farmer provisions of the bankruptcy code require debtors to pay net disposable income generated during the plan period to unsecured creditors where an objection to the plan was previously raised at its confirmation. We hold that such payments are required and therefore affirm.

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The Rowleys, who are South Dakota farmers, filed a joint voluntary bankruptcy petition…