Legal Opinion
Deborah Seafort v. Beverly Burden
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 15, 2012No. 10-6248PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.
Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code permits “individuals] with regular income” whose debt falls within statutory limits, see 11 U.S.C. §§ 101(30), 109(e), to keep their property if they agree to a court-approved plan to pay creditors out of their future “disposable income.” See 11 U.S.C. §§ 1306(b), 1321, 1322(a)(1), 1328(a). However, if a trustee of the plan or an unsecured creditor objects, a Chapter 13 plan can be confirmed only if the debtor contributes “all ... projected disposable income” to the plan. 11 U.S.C. § 1325(b)(1)(B). The question presented in…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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