Legal Opinion
In Re Lees
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Montana
Decided December 13, 1994No. 17-60908PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JOHN L. PETERSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this Chapter 13 case the Trustee objects to confirmation of the Debtors’ Plan, contending the Debtors’ tithing of $200 per month violates the “disposable income” requirement of 11 U.S.C. § 1325(b). The Debtors argue that their longstanding practice of tithing and their religious lifestyle support confirmation, urging application of In re Navarro, 83 B.R. 348 (Bankr.E.D.Pa.1988). This Court agrees with the Trustee, adopts the majority rule, sustains the Trustee’s objection, and denies confirmation.
After due notice, a hearing on this matter was held at…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Hobbie v. Unemployment Appeals Comm'n of Fla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- In Re NavarroUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- In Re CavanaughUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 1994
- Christians v. Crystal Evangelical Free Church (In Re Young)District Court, D. Minnesota · 1993
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3Cited by10 opinions
- In Re YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Kerney v. Capital One Financial Corp. (In Re Sims)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2002
- Christians v. Crystal Evangelical Free ChurchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
- In Re TessierUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Montana · 1995
- Simmons v. Ford Motor Credit Co. (In Re Simmons)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
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