For secured claims under the "hanging paragraph" of 1325(a)(9) that are to be paid in full in installments over a period of years, the appropriate rate of interest continues to be the Till rate, rather than the contract rate. BAPCPA did not change this

The court approved payment of a contingent fee for trustee's special litigation counsel. The case was complex and counsel was successful in obtaining a judgment of benefit to the estate. The objectors were the cause of the problem in the first place.

Debtor can disclaim his rights as beneficiary of his ex-wife's life insurance under Nebraska law. If properly disclaimed, the insurance proceeds do not become his property at all, and therefore cannot be considered property of the bankruptcy estate

Debtors have an absolute right to dismiss their Chapter 12 case, but the court is obligated to protect the integrity of the bankruptcy system, so this dismissal should be subject to a refiling limitation in light of fraud allegations against the debtors.

Court analyzed whether a lease document was a true lease or a disguised security interest, concluding that it was a true lease, in part because language to the contrary had been included in the lease by mutual mistake.

Debtor had been ordered to pay wife's medical expenses as part of their divorce decree. He filed Chapter 7, then Chapter 13, and argued that the debt was discharged. Court ruled the debt was in the nature of spousal support and had not been discharged.

These debtors have the ability to pay some debts from future income, so the U.S. Trustee's motion to dismiss under 11 U.S.C. section 707(b) is granted. No bright-line rule is necessary; the ability to fund a Chapter 13 plan is the determinative factor.

In a valuation dispute between the debtors and the lienholder on their auto, the court said the debtors are obligated to keep the vehicle in good repair and should not be permitted to benefit from a reduction in value attributable to unrepaired damage.

28-year-old debtor may not continue to contribute to his retirement fund at the expense of unsecured creditors. The money being put away for retirement is disposable income which should be paid through the plan pursuant to section 1325(b)(2)

The debtor's sale of collateral without the secured party's approval and without including the secured party as co-payee on the check was willful and malicious and caused financial harm to the secured party, rendering the debt non-dischargeable