In Re Burbank, BK No. 08-11620, Chapter 13, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND, 401 B.R. 67; 2009

Action: The Chapter 13 trustee’s objection to the deduction of ownership expenses for two vehicles on which the debtors owe no secured debt, and the deduction for mortgage payments on two parcels of real estate the debtors intend to surrender were nonetheless deductible against projected disposable income under 11 U.S.C.S. §§ 707(b)(2)(A) and 1325(b). Considered a landmark bankruptcy case interpreting the 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Act extending rights of families