Legal Opinion
In Re David Michael Freeman and Genevieve Bizzell Freeman, Debtors. Genevieve Bizzell Freeman v. Suzanne C. Schulman, Trustee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1996No. 94-6596PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
This appeal raises the question of whether a debtor who has filed for and had a plan approved for Chapter 13 bankruptcy may amend her bankruptcy petition to exclude an unexpected tax refund: Is such an unexpected refund “projected disposable income” under Chapter 13 that must be turned over to the plan for distribution to creditors? Debt- or argues that because the tax refund resulted from income earned before she filed her bankruptcy petition it should be exempt under Tennessee law. The Trustee disagrees and contends that the refund’s status under state law is…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- In Re Ronald Carlester WaltonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Hagel v. Drummond (In Re Hagel)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- In Re SchnabelUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1993
- In Re HowellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1980
- In Re MinorUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1995
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3Cited by51 opinions
- In Re Eugene Wayne Koch, Debra Marie Nelson-Koch, Debtors. Barbara G. Stuart, United States Trustee v. Eugene Wayne Koch, Debra Marie Nelson-KochCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Sunahara v. Burchard (In Re Sunahara)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2005
- McDonald v. Burgie (In Re Burgie)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1999
- In Re GonzalezUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 2007
- Gaertner v. Claude (In Re Claude)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1997
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