Abstract
Courts cannot agree on much of anything about chapter 13, and legislators cannot agree and are confused over what to do about it. This state of affairs benefits no one and shows no signs of abating. So, in this Article, I propose to throw in the towel by imagining a world without chapter 13. Spoiler alert: although I am not superstitious, with just a few tweaks and tucks to chapter 7, I think the Bankruptcy Code might just be better off operating like a high-rise elevator that goes directly from floor twelve to floor fourteen. I will lay it out and readers can decide for themselves if they are prepared to become anti-choice. For me, in the words of the legendary Louis Armstrong, “and I think to myself what a wonderful world” it would be without chapter 13.
Recommended Citation
Lawrence Ponoroff,
Chapter 13: Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off,
40
Emory Bankr. Dev. J.
1
(2024).
Available at:
https://scholarlycommons.law.emory.edu/ebdj/vol40/iss1/1