In Re Shepherd

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• substantial abuse not indicated where the debtor was supporting herself on gross monthly income of $440
• substantial abuse not indicated where the debt- or’s financial difficulties resulted from psychological problems and five tragic events that effected the debtor’s life in the year preceding bankruptcy
• substantial abuse not indicated where the debtor evinced an attempt to pay debts
• debtor (Bankr. S.D. Ohio 1991) (35%); In re Butts, 148 B.R. 878 forced into bankruptcy due, in part, to psychological (Bankr. N.D. Ind. 1992) (42%). Ability to pay alone may be trauma of catastrophic events including (1
• no abuse where: (1) the debtor’s live-in companion was charged with rape of a six year old; (2) debtor’s brother was murdered; (3) debtor’s younger brother was convicted of murder; and (4) a close personal friend of the debtor was killed

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Cited by

5 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re William M. Behlke and Dina E. Behlke, Debtors, William M. Behlke and Dina E. Behlke v. Saul Eisen, United States Trustee
  Sixth Circuit· 2004-05-20· cited 179×
• In Re Pier
  N.D. Ohio· 2004-02-20· cited 38×
• In Re Blum
  S.D. Ohio· 2000-09-15· cited 7×
• In Re Music
  N.D. Ohio· 2004-03-16· cited 2×
• in re:William Behlke v.
  Sixth Circuit· 2004-02-20

Cites

3 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Local Loan Co. v. Hunt
  Supreme Court· 1934-04-30· cited 1,739×
• In Re Charles Ellsworth Krohn AKA Charles E. Krohn, Appellant/debtor
  Sixth Circuit· 1989-09-21· cited 318×
• Kim Michael Fonder, Sr. v. United States
  Eighth Circuit· 1992-09-09· cited 65×