Totality of the Circumstances

Debtors Pass Means Test But Case Dismissed Based on the Totality of Circumstances of the Debtors' Financial Situation

08/21/14

In the case of In re Parada, 2008 WL 126626 (Bkrtcy.S.D.Fla. January 10, 2008)(Isicoff, J.) the court was presented with the U.S. Trustee's motion to dismiss the chapter 7 debtors' case as an abuse pursuant to section 707(b)(1) by the application of the section 707(b)(2) means test presumption and pursuant to the 707(b)(3)(B) totality of the circumstances of the financial situation test. The court found that while the debtors passed the means test, they did not pass the totality of the circumstances of the debtors' financial situation test.

[more]

Chapter 7 Dismissed Due to Totality of Circumstances

10/06/13

Miami Personal Bankruptcy Lawyer Jordan E. Bublick has over 25 years of experience in filing Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. His office is centrally located in Miami at 1221 Brickell Avenue, 9th Fl., Miami and may be reached at (305) 891-4055.  www.bublicklaw.com

[more]

Debtors Pass Means Test But Case Dismissed Based on the Totality of Circumstances of the Debtors' Financial Situation

10/02/13

Miami Personal Bankruptcy Lawyer Jordan E. Bublick has over 25 years of experience in filing Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. His office is centrally located in Miami at 1221 Brickell Avenue, 9th Fl., Miami and may be reached at (305) 891-4055.  www.bublicklaw.com

[more]