In re Euliano,2010 WL 4923649 (Bankr. D. Mass. November 29, 2010) (Boroff)

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In re Euliano,
2010 WL 4923649 (Bankr. D. Mass. November 29, 2010) (Boroff)

While confirmation of a Chapter 13 plan is res judicata as to the treatment of a mortgage arrearage claim cured in the plan, the amount of the pre-petition arrearage is established by the proof of claim.

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The Debtors’ Chapter 13 plan proposed to maintain payments on a mortgage obligation to . . .

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