By Academy Staff Jan P. Johnson served as a Chapter Standing 13 Trustee for the Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division, from 1998 to September 30, 2019. Prior to this appointment, he served as Chapter 13 Standing Trustee for the District of Puerto Rico from 1989 where he was responsible for over 25,000 cases. He was also appointed as Standing...
From the Editor – Chapter 13 Issues
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By The Honorable William Houston Brown (Retired)
Disposable Income: Step up payments required after completion of 401(k) loan. Sustaining the trustee’s objection to confirmation and citing the majority position, when the debtors would complete repayment of a 401(k) plan loan within twenty-four months, they were required to increase plan payments, since the funds previously used to repay the loan would become disposable income. Repayment of the loan is a known or virtually certain change in financial circumstances under Hamilton v. Lanning. The debtors’ argument that they needed the extra funds . . .
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