Legal Opinion
Hildebrand v. Kimbro (In Re Kimbro)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2008No. BAP 07-8052PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STEVEN RHODES, Bankruptcy Appellate Panel Judge.
This appeal requires the Panel to decide whether in the means test of 11 U.S.C. § 707(b)(2)(A)(ii)(I), a debtor may deduct an “ownership expense” for a vehicle that is subject to neither secured debt nor a lease. For the reasons stated herein, the Panel concludes that the debtor is entitled to that expense deduction and affirms the decision of the bankruptcy court.
I. JURISDICTION AND STANDARD OF REVIEW
The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit has jurisdiction to decide this appeal. The United States District Court for the Middle…
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