In Re Rahman’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “... current monthly income received by the debtor (other than child support payments, foster care payments, or disability payments for a dependent child made in accordance with applicable non-bankruptcy law to the extent reasonably necessary to be expended for such child) less amounts reasonably necessary to be expended— (A)(i) for the maintenance or support of the debtor or a dependent of the debtor, or for a domestic support obligation, that first becomes payable after the date the petition is filed; ...”

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

2. “(A) the value of the property to be distributed under the plan on account of such claim is not less than the amount of such claim; or (B) the plan provides that all of the debtor’s projected disposable income to be received in the applicable commitment period beginning on the date that the first payment is due under the plan will be applied to make payments to unsecured creditors under the plan.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Coughlin

3. “Section 707(b) (2) (A) (iii) deals specifically with expense deductions for secured debt repayments ... [and allows a debt- or to] take a monthly deduction for the total amount of payments “scheduled as contractually due” to a secured creditor within the 60-month period of a debtor’s plan, divided by 60.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Coughlin