Legal Opinion
Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 4, 2015No. 14-116PublishedCited by 455 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Roberts
Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code affords individuals receiving regular income an opportunity to obtain some relief from their debts while retaining their property. To proceed under Chapter 13, a debtor must propose a plan to use future income to repay a portion (or in the rare case all) of his debts over the next three -to five years. If the bankruptcy court confirms the plan and the debtor successfully carries it out, he receives a discharge of his debts according to the plan.
The bankruptcy court may, however, decline to confirm a proposed repayment plan because it is inconsistent with the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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