means test married couple in the process of divorce and
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2017 1:02 pm
You don't separate expenses on the means test. You get whatever the
allowance is.
On 4/10/2017 9:47 AM, Roland Kedikian rolandk_98@yahoo.com [cdcbaa]
wrote:
> Hello List mates
>
> how do you handle the means test when the clients are married but live
> separately and are going through a divorce.
>
> I thought I could file together even though they live apart and have
> separate household expenses because the schedule I and J will allow
> separate expenses but the means test is not able to separate the
> expenses for each like rent and utility expenses.
>
> do I file the bankruptcy separately, one for each? they would qualify by
> themselves under the means test.
>
> How have others handled this situation before?
>
> best regards
>
> Roland
>
>
>
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