Keywords: means test . income . median income . IRS standards .
Means Test > Household Size Household Size & Unborn Children3 Cases , IssueID 20 |
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Ch 7 Means Test |
Ch 13 Means Test |
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Topic Description:Household size matters a lot in the means test. Do you count your unborn child as part of your household? -- because the child WILL be part of your household during the future five years in which you would be paying into a hypothetical Chapter 13 plan... Lines of Cases:
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Child born after the petition was filed, but before the confirmation hearing, was counted for purposes of household size. The court interpreted Section 1325(b)(1) (which states that the applicable commitment period should be determined as of the plan's effective date), as meaning the date when the plan is confirmed.
do not count unborn children in determining household size
Child born after the petition was filed, but before the confirmation hearing, was counted for purposes of household size. The court interpreted Section 1325(b)(1) (which states that the applicable commitment period should be determined as of the plan's effective date), as meaning the date when the plan is confirmed.
do not count unborn children in determining household size
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