In Re Welch
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION RE: UNITED STATES TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. SECTION 707(b)
JEFFREY R. HUGHES, Bankruptcy Judge.
The United States Trustee (“UST”) filed a motion to dismiss Wendy Ann Welch’s Chapter 7 proceeding under Section 707(b) of the Bankruptcy Code. 1 The motion is denied.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Ms. Welch lives in Quinnesee, which is a small community in Michigan’s upper peninsula. Ms. Welch is married and has a 13 year old son. She is employed in nearby Iron Mountain. Iron Mountain itself has a population of only 8,000.
Ms. Welch’s Schedule I indicates that she had a monthly net…
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