Hamilton v. Lanning

Hamilton v. Lanning, 560 U.S. 505 (2010), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that when a bankruptcy court calculates a debtor's projected disposable income, the court may account for changes in the debtor's income or expenses that are known or virtually certain at the time of confirmation.

Hamilton v. Lanning
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 7, 2010
Full case name	Hamilton v. Lanning
Citations	560 U.S. 505 (more)
Holding
When a bankruptcy court calculates a debtor's projected disposable income, the court may account for changes in the debtor's income or expenses that are known or virtually certain at the time of confirmation.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia Anthony Kennedy · Clarence Thomas Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor
Case opinions
Majority	Alito, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor
Dissent	Scalia

External links

• Text of Hamilton v. Lanning, 560 U.S. 505 (2010) is available from: Internet Archive (docket files) Justia

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