Split 9th Circuit Addresses Retirement Contributions In Chapter 13 Bankruptcy

( November 27, 2024, 12:39 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In a reversal urged by amici curiae the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) and the National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center (NCBRC), a split Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel joined “the majority of courts that have considered the question in concluding that voluntary retirement contributions do not constitute disposable income” in Chapter 13 bankruptcies....