Ninth Circuit Rules that Means Test Controls Chapter 13 Plan Length and Payment

June 27, 2008 by · Leave a Comment

Earlier this month, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Maney v. Kagenveama (In re Kagenveama), 527 F.3d 990 (9th Cir. June 2008) held that where an above-median chapter 13 debtor has negative “disposable income” per the means test but a monthly surplus per schedules I and J, the debtor is NOT required to propose [...]

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