In re: Carleton Jerome Beatty and Sharon Denise Beatty

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI In re: ) ) Carleton Jerome Beatty and ) Case No. 25-41555 Sharon Denise Beatty, ) ) Debtors. ) Chapter 13 OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING TRUSTEE’S MOTION TO DISMISS The present dispute requires the court to determine how the chapter 13 unsecured debt limit under 11 U.S.C. § 109(e) applies in a joint case. Chapter 13 debtors Carleton and Sharon Beatty argue that the court should evaluate their debts separately. In other words, because the Beattys would each allegedly be eligible to file an individual chapter 13 case (i.e.,…