Michele L. Ames

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA In re MICHELE L. AMES, : Chapter 13 : Debtor : Bky. No. 21-12125 ELF : __________________________________________ O P I N I O N I. INTRODUCTION As I observed in one of the first opinions I wrote after my appointment to the bench in 2006, a bankruptcy judge is obliged, from time to time, to decide whether a debtor is seeking to abuse the spirit of the Bankruptcy Code and is acting in bad faith. . . . As one court has observed, an issue of this type unavoidably involves the bankruptcy court in difficult value judgments. It's an…