The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of New York has recently held that those going though Chapter 13 bankruptcy must pay off their credit cards and other creditors before they tithe to their church or make other charitable donations.
This wasn’t the case before the new bankuptcy law went into effect last year. It’s a sad state of affairs for religious americans who are forced to file bankruptcy. Hopefully, congress will act to change this unfortunate aspect of the law. But I wouldn’t count on it happening anytime soon.
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Leon Rountree III
Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney
