Legal Opinion
In Re Randle
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided December 19, 2006No. 14-27450PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
CAROL A. DOYLE, Bankruptcy Judge.
The United States Trustee for the Northern District of Illinois (the “Trustee”) has moved to dismiss this case under 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(1) as an abuse of the provisions of Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Trustee asserts that the debtor, Ernestine Randle, has income as calculated under § 707(b)(2) (the “means test”) high enough to create a presumption of abuse. Ms. Randle counters that her monthly disposable income falls below the thresholds set forth in § 707(b)(2). At issue is whether a debtor may deduct from her current monthly income…
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