Legal Opinion
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency v. Schmidt (In Re Schmidt)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 28, 2014No. 13-2447PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Jamey and Keeley Schmidt filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13 of the bankruptcy code. Chapter 13 allows individuals with regular income to adjust then-debts through flexible repayment plans funded primarily from future income. See 8 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶ 1322.01 (Alan N. Resnick & Henry J. Sommer, eds., 16th ed.2013).
The bankruptcy court generally has authority to approve a debtor’s Chapter 13 plan that modifies the rights of creditors. A plan may modify the rights of holders of unsecured claims; it also may modify the rights of holders of secured claims, “other…
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