Baxter, Barnee v. Johnson (In Re Johnson)

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• holding that debtors who increased their 401(k) contributions “may fund 401(k) plans in good faith, so long as their contributions do not exceed the limits legally permitted by their 401(k) plans.”
• Instructions for completion of Form 22C are entitled to considerable deference as the practical means by which above-median income debtors compute disposable income.
• “Debtors may fund 401(k) plans in good faith, so long as their contributions do not exceed the limits legally permitted by their 401(k) plans.”
• debtors who increased their 401(k) contributions “may fund 401(k) plans in good faith, so long as their contributions do not exceed the limits legally permitted by their 401(k) plans.”
• “Congress has placed retirement contributions outside the purview of a Chapter 13 plan.”
• findings that debtors bear the burden of proof on expenses

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