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Sixth Circuit is the first court of appeals to take sides on a lower court split and opine that continuing to make voluntary contributions to retirement plans is excluded from ‘disposable income.’

The First Circuit BAP evidently believes that a transfer occurred, even though an ordinary check wasn’t cashed.

Equity in property at the time of a hearing, not at filing, decides whether the court should compel abandonment, Sixth Circuit says.

Courts are split on whether creditors in chapter 13 are entitled to the postpetition appreciation in a debtor’s property.