Harris v. Viegelahn
2015 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harris v. Viegelahn, 575 U.S. 498 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court clarified procedures for disposing wages after a debtor files for bankruptcy.[1] In a unanimous opinion written by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Court held that if a debtor earns money after filing Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings, and converts to Chapter 7 bankruptcy before the money is sent to creditors, the debtor is permitted to keep those funds.[2]
Quick Facts Harris v. Viegelahn, Argued April 1, 2015 Decided May 18, 2015 ...
Harris v. Viegelahn | |
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Argued April 1, 2015 Decided May 18, 2015 | |
Full case name | Charles E. Harris, III, Petitioner v. Mary K. Viegelahn, Chapter 13 Trustee |
Docket no. | 14-400 |
Citations | 575 U.S. 498 (more) 135 S. Ct. 1829; 191 L. Ed. 2d 783 |
Case history | |
Prior | In re Harris, 491 B.R. 866 (W.D. Tex. 2013); reversed, 757 F.3d 468 (5th Cir. 2014); cert. granted, 135 S. Ct. 782 (2014). |
Subsequent | On remand, 608 F. App'x 252 (5th Cir. 2015) |
Holding | |
A debtor who converts to Chapter 7 bankruptcy is entitled to return of any post-petition wages not yet distributed by the Chapter 13 trustee. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Ginsburg, joined by unanimous |
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