Critical Case Comment

By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville)

There is nothing inherently wrong or in bad faith for a poor but struggling debtor to file a Chapter 13 plan where the results pay only the filing fee, the attorney’s fee, and the Trustee commission; whether a particular case is filed in good faith or is feasible is determined on a case by case basis. In re Wark, 2015 WL 927216 (Bk.D. Kans. December 17, 2015) (Karlin)

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The United States Trustee contested the confirmation . . .

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