In Re Smith

How courts have described this case

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• holding, in pre-BAPCPA case, that chapter 7 filing was not a substantial abuse simply because debtors made unwise financial decisions that increased their monthly living expenses
• determining substantial abuse and noting “there must be a strong showing of some additional, improper intent on the part of the debtor, aside from the intent to discharge one’s debts, in order to warrant a dismissal under Section 707(b)”

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Cited by

1 case in this archive cites this case.

• Robbins v. Hall (In re Hall)
  W.D. Virginia· 2017-06-30

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• In Re Walter Green, Debtor. Walter Green v. A. Gray Staples, Jr., Assistant United States Trustee
  Fourth Circuit· 1991-06-05· cited 227×
• In Re Grant
  N.D. Ohio· 1985-07-22· cited 77×
• In Re Shands
  E.D. Michigan· 1985-09-18· cited 24×
• In Re Peluso
  N.D. New York· 1987-04-03· cited 22×
• In Re Norris
  E.D. Virginia· 1998-07-13· cited 16×