In Re Delbecq’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “(ii) In order to establish special circumstances, the debtor shall be required to itemize each additional expense or adjustment of income and to provide— (I) documentation for such expense or adjustment to income; and (II) a detailed explanation of the special circumstances that make such expenses or adjustment to income necessary and reasonable. (iii) The debtor shall attest under oath to the accuracy of any information provided to demonstrate that additional expenses or adjustments to income are required.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Knight

2. “I believe ... that we can ... make sure that soldiers, certain persons with medical conditions, and veterans with low income can qualify under the safe harbor of the bill. I am offering an amendment which clarifies that these individuals who may fall under the special circumstances provisions of the bill are explicitly allowed to be covered. ...” There is nothing further in the debate over the amendment to suggest that Congress otherwise intended these examples to serve as a benchmark for defining”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Scarafiotti