http://www.oklahoma-bankruptcy-attorney.com/means-test/what-is-the-means-test-in-bankruptcy/ Oklahoma's trusted source for accurate and reliable information about consumer bankruptcy. Written by Tulsa bankruptcy attorney Dan Nunley who helps Oklahoma consumers and small business owners get relief from serious debt problems through Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:12:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.oklahoma-bankruptcy-attorney.com/means-test/what-is-the-means-test-in-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-2528 BankruptcyBill.us » Blog Archive » BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics): “Means Test” – by Matt Leichter Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:15:23 +0000 http://www.oklahoma-bankruptcy-attorney.com/?p=379#comment-2528 [...] What is the Means Test in Bankruptcy? [...] [...] What is the Means Test in Bankruptcy? [...]

]]> http://www.oklahoma-bankruptcy-attorney.com/means-test/what-is-the-means-test-in-bankruptcy/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 Northeast Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer » Ground Zero Nowhere To Go But Up: Means Testing, Bankruptcy Definitions - Debtor & Fresh Start, Reorganization Plan and Debt Relief Agency Sat, 09 May 2009 22:59:04 +0000 http://www.oklahoma-bankruptcy-attorney.com/?p=379#comment-1022 [...] First, we will start at the legal beginning, the United States Constitution. Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution authorizes Congress to enact “uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies.” Next, we had different bankruptcy acts, until 1978 when Congress enacted the uniform Bankruptcy Code in 1978. The Bankruptcy Code is called Title 11 of the United States Code, and over the years it has been amended. However, the Bankruptcy Code, and therefore debt relief for individuals, has never been repealed by Congress. Congress cannot deprive or take away our Constitutional right to debt relief. Recently, in April and October, 2005, Congress amended the Bankruptcy Code, and imposed, among other things, means testing.  I do not recommend to anyone to try to learn how to calculate his or her “projected monthly disposable income” in a Chapter 13 or whether the “presumption for abuse” arises in a Chapter 7. Oklahoma Bankruptcy Lawyer, Dan Nunley wrote an excellent article on his weblog.   Click here to read it. [...] [...] First, we will start at the legal beginning, the United States Constitution. Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution authorizes Congress to enact “uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies.” Next, we had different bankruptcy acts, until 1978 when Congress enacted the uniform Bankruptcy Code in 1978. The Bankruptcy Code is called Title 11 of the United States Code, and over the years it has been amended. However, the Bankruptcy Code, and therefore debt relief for individuals, has never been repealed by Congress. Congress cannot deprive or take away our Constitutional right to debt relief. Recently, in April and October, 2005, Congress amended the Bankruptcy Code, and imposed, among other things, means testing.  I do not recommend to anyone to try to learn how to calculate his or her “projected monthly disposable income” in a Chapter 13 or whether the “presumption for abuse” arises in a Chapter 7. Oklahoma Bankruptcy Lawyer, Dan Nunley wrote an excellent article on his weblog.   Click here to read it. [...]

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