Spending every dollar they make, and then some, is often how our Chapter 13 clients got into financial trouble. Yet Chapter 13, as practiced, validates the practice of continuing to spend 100% of each month’s income during the life of the plan. In doing so, we, as a society, squander the chance to use Chapter 13 to teach new budgeting...
Critical Case Comment – Hamm v. Shinn (In re Hamm), 2007 WL 5582058 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. December 19, 2007)
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Hamm v. Shinn (In re Hamm), 2007 WL 5582058 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. December 19, 2007)
The existence of any grounds, other than the filing of a bankruptcy, which justifies the termination of a Chapter 13 debtor by a private employer precludes an action for bankruptcy discrimination under § 525.
Summary of the Case
Pamela Hamm filed a petition under Chapter 13 in July of 2005. Two years later, she was employed by Brentwood Cleaners as a customer . . .
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