Legal Opinion
Michael D. Clark v. Stephanie A. Brooks
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 2015No. 14-2856PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code permits certain debtors to emerge from bankruptcy by dedicating their projected disposable income to the repayment of creditors for a specified period of time. 11 U.S.C. § 1322. Section 1325(b)(2) of the Code allows a Chapter 13 debtor to exclude from the calculation of her disposable income — and thereby shield from her creditors — “child support payments ... reasonably necessary to be expended for such child.” 11 U.S.C. § 1325(b)(2). In this appeal, we consider whether this language permits the categorical exclusion from disposable…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N. A.Supreme Court of the United States · 2011
- In Re SlusherUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · 2007
- In Re: Midway Airlines, Inc., Midway Airlines (1987) and Midway Aircraft Engineering, Inc. Debtors-Appellees. Monarch Air Service, Inc. v. Sheldon L. Solow, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Blisset v. BlissetIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- In Re WelchUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
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