Legal Opinion

In Re Bell

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided July 5, 2001No. 19-30022PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KENNETH J. MEYERS, Bankruptcy Judge.

At issue in this case is whether the debtor may continue payments on a 401K loan through paycheck deductions during his Chapter 13 case or whether this violates the “disposable income” requirement for confirmation of his Chapter 13 plan. See 11 U.S.C. § 1325(b)(1).

The trustee objects to confirmation of the debtor’s plan, arguing that 401K loan expenditures are per se not reasonably necessary for the support or maintenance of a debtor or the debtor’s dependents and, thus, constitute disposable income that must be paid to creditors during a Chapter 13…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. In Re CavanaughUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 1994
  2. In Re JonesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · 1991
  3. In Re Sharlene De Ann TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  4. In Re JOHNSONUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · 1999
  5. In Re DelneroUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · 1996

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. In Re BarrazaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2006
  2. Educational Credit Management Corp. v. Savage (In Re Savage)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2004
  3. Lisa R. Hebbring v. U.S. TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
  4. In Re KingDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2004
  5. In Re MendozaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · 2002

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