Case Summary:
Chapter 13 plan confirmation. The Debtors’ case was dismissed for lack of good faith under the totality-of-the-circumstances test. The Debtors’ income, expenses, assets, occupation, a prior voluntary dismissal and refiling to avoid preference payments, and the likelihood that the Debtors were abusing Chapter 13 to parlay into an early retirement demonstrated an effort not to pay creditors.

Key Terms:
Dismissal