Tidewater Finance Co. v. Henson (In Re Henson)

Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

OPINION

Tidewater Finance Company, a pre-petition creditor of both Steven Henson and Karen Smith who filed bankruptcy petitions under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, seeks to recover continuing installment payments from Henson’s and Smith’s estates as administrative expenses under 11 U.S.C. § 503(b). It argues that its agreement to a post-petition arrangement qualifies the post-petition payments as administrative expenses. It never sought, however, relief from the automatic stay of 11 U.S.C. § 362 nor adequate protection under 11 U.S.C. § 363. The…