Legal Opinion

In Re Vaccariello

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio

Decided August 22, 2007No. 19-10077PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KAY WOODS, Bankruptcy Judge.

Before the Court is United States Trustee’s Motion to Dismiss Case Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. Section 707(b)(1) (“Motion to Dismiss”) (Doc. # 12). In what is a matter of first impression for this Court, the primary issue is whether Debtors’ student loans may constitute “special circumstances” to overcome the presumption of abuse in the so-called means test. For the reasons set forth below, this Court finds that the Debtors have failed to rebut the presumption of abuse under 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(2) and holds that, under the circumstances of this case,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. In Re HaarUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2007
  2. In Re HamanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · 2007
  3. Eisen v. ThompsonDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2007
  4. In Re GressUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 2006
  5. In Re ThompsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2006

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. In Re PageauUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · 2008
  2. In Re SharpUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2009
  3. In Re SilerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2010
  4. DeAngelis v. Fonash (In Re Fonash)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2008
  5. In Re ChampagneUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Kansas · 2008

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