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BLT (Bankruptcy Lawyer Topics) is a periodic review and comparison of consumer bankruptcy topics being covered on bankruptcy lawyer blogs.

Holding a J.D. and an International Affairs M.A. from Marquette University, Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) is an attorney licensed in Wisconsin and very soon in New York (January 13, 2010!).  He speaks Japanese and focuses on comparative and international law, as well as international business.

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GENERAL

Bankruptcy Case Blog – St John’s University Law School

• Means Test Does Not Apply to Individual Chapter 11 Cases

Bankruptcy Law Network

• What is “Median family income” and why do I care? One of a series
• Should My Schedule I Income Always Match my Means Test Income Numbers?

ALABAMA

Collins & Hancock – Alabama Bankruptcy Blog (Cullman, AL)

• Do I Qualify to File a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in Alabama under the “New” Bankruptcy Laws?

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CALIFORNIA

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Cathy Moran, Esq. – On the Bankruptcy Soapbox (Mt View, CA) (aka Silicon Valley)

• Means Test & Taxes “Incurred”: Forward or Backward Looking
• Doing the Means Test Yourself
• Muttering about the Means Test
• Unintended Consequences of the Means Test

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Christine Wilton, Esq. – Los Angeles Bankruptcy Law Monitor (Los Angeles, CA)

• Chapter 7 Basics
• Median Income Changes Means Test

Mark J. Markus, Esq. – Los Angeles Bankruptcy Blog:  Current issues, comments, questions and answers in bankruptcy law (Los Angeles, CA)

• Does Filing Ch. 13 Bypass the Means Test?
• Means Test: 401k Loan Repayment Not an Expense

GEORGIA

Jonathan Ginsberg, Esq. – theBKLaw (Atlanta, GA)

• Median Income Numbers for Georgia Go DOWN!

ILLINOIS

David Leibowitz, Esq. (Lakelaw Bankruptcy Center) – LakeBlawg (Chicago, Waukegan, Kenosha, Skokie, Lacrosse, IL)

• Are My Debts “Predominantly business debts” So I Don’t Need to Pass the Means Test?

INDIANA

Mark S. Zuckerberg, Esq. (Indianapolis, IN)

• For Some in Indiana,  the Bankruptcy Means Test May Be More Difficult to Pass

KANSAS

Mark Neis & Jill Michaux – Kansas Bankruptcy Law Information – (Topeka, KS)

• Deviation from Bankruptcy Means Test for Expenses, Too
• How Do I Deduct My Non-Filing Spouse’s Expenses on the Bankruptcy Means Test?
• 401(k) Withdrawal is Income for Means Test
• Means Test Allowances
• ¡MORE!…

MARYLAND

Belsky Weinberg & Horowitz – Maryland Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog and Maryland Lawyer Online (Baltimore, Columbia, Greenbelt, Rockville, Glen Burnie, Hagerstown, MD)

• United States Supreme Court to Determine the Proper Method of Calculating the Amount a Debtor should Pay Towards Their Debt

MASSACHUSETTS

Bill McLeod (McLeod Law Offices) – McLeod Law Blog (Boston, MA)

• Means Test Not Required in Converted Case

Kara O’Donnell, Esq. (Law Office of Kara O’Donnell) – Quincy Bankruptcy Blog (Quincy, MA)

• Changes in MA Bankruptcy Law Effective November 1, 2009

MICHIGAN

Kurt O’Keefe, Esq. – Bankruptcy Blog and Michigan Mortgage Modification Blog (G.P. Woods, MI)

• Is My Income Too High to File for Chapter 7?

Law Offices of John M. Hilla, PLLC – Michigan Bankruptcy Lawyer (Southfield, MI)

• If I am Filing for Bankruptcy but My Spouse is Not, Do I Need to Provide His or Her Income Information?
• What is the Means Test and How Does It Work in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?

MISSOURI

Rachel Lynn Foley, Esq. – Missouri Bankruptcy (Kansas City and Independence, MO)

• All the Pennies Within the Last Six Months…What the Heck Does That Mean?
• SSI is not Considered for the Means Test or 1325(b)(1)(B)

NEVADA

Haines & Krieger (Las Vegas, NV)

• Unemployment and the Bankruptcy Means Test
• The “Means Test” and the Median Income for Nevada

NEW YORK

Bruce Weiner, Esq. (Rosenberg Musso & Weiner) – NYBankruptcyNet (Brooklyn, NY)

• The Means Test and the Unemployment Trap

Craig D. Robins, Esq. – Long Island Bankruptcy Blog (Woodbury, NY)

• Is There a Salary Cap for Filing Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in New York?
• Options if You Fail the Bankruptcy Means Test
• This Debtor Didn’t Have to Do the Bankruptcy Means Test
• Can Debtors Deduct College Expenses of Their Children on the Means Test
• The Means Test is Often the Key to a Successful Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Case

David S. Hamilton (Dwyer & Associates) (New York, NY)

• I Pass the Means Test but Still Can’t File for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy?  Why Not!?
• Means Test Changing at Halloween for New York Bankruptcies

UPSTATE NEW YORK

Alexander Korotkin, Esq. – Rochester Bankruptcy and Debt Relief (Rochester, NY)

• Chapter 7 Means Test

OKLAHOMA

Law Office of Daniel C. Nunley, Esq.- Oklahoma Bankruptcy Lawyer Blog (Broken Arrow, OK)

• Updated Means Test Income Figures Effective November 1, 2009
• Disabled Veterans and the Means Test
• What is the Means Test in Bankruptcy?

RHODE ISLAND

Mark S. Buckley, Esq. CFP – Rhode Island & South Eastern Massachusetts (East Greenwich, RI)

• RI Bankruptcy Means Test

SOUTH CAROLINA

Russell A. DeMott, Esq. – SCBankruptcyAttorney.com (Charleston, SC)

• Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: The Means Test Part I, Part II, and Part III

TEXAS

Reed Allmand, Esq. (Allmand & Lee) – Reed’s Bankruptcy Attorney Blog (Dallas and Ft. Worth, TX)

• The Trouble With The Bankruptcy Means Test
• Bankruptcy Means Testing
• Bankruptcy Means Test May Harm Debtors During Recession

Fears & Nachawati – Texas Bankruptcy Blog (Austin, Houston and San Antonio, TX)

• Unemployment and the Bankruptcy Means Test
• New Means Test Data May Burden Many Families
• Passing the Means Test

Steven Sathers, Esq. – A Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer’s Blog (Austin, TX)

• Ninth Circuit Joins Consensus: 401k Loans Not Deductible As Secured Debt Under Means Test
• Fifth Circuit Allows Ownership Expense on Paid For Vehicle

WISCONSIN

Law Office of Gregory A. Holbus, Esq. – Wisconsin Bankruptcy Blog (Green Bay, WI)

• Video Blog (4/16) ­­­­­­­­­– What is the Means Test?

Bankruptcy Law Offices of Richard A. Check, Esq. (Milwaukee, WI)

• New Means-Test Numbers for Wisconsin

Brad Lund, Esq. (Lund Law Offices) – Law By Lund (Wasau, WI)

• Extended Families and the Means Test

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