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· 9/18/1985

In Re Shands

Citations

  • 63 B.R. 121
  • 1985 Bankr. LEXIS 5308

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • ability to pay 100% of debts within three years when coupled with some “egregious circumstance” can trigger finding of substantial abuse
  • court dismissed case under 707(b) where debtor filed bankruptcy to discharge debt to ex husband and yet she continued to pay other favored creditors
  • substantial abuse indicated where the debtor was spending $267 (more than $100

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Judges: Arthur J. Spector

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