The Means Test – Keep Moving To The Egress

The Means Test – Keep Moving To The Egress – Part II

By John Gustafson, Standing Chapter 13 Trustee, Northern District of Ohio, Western Division

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C. The B22A Means Test, For Chapter 7 Cases, And The B22C

For Chapter 13 Cases – Structural Differences.

The Means Tests for Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 are different in two ways. One, they are different . . .

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