Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the existence minimum for a debtor living with a former spouse in a household should be calculated using the single-person basic amount or the amount for two adults in a household.
Extrahierter Entscheid
The household relationship justified using the basic amount for two adults; the debtor could be credited with half of that amount as her own minimum needs.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court accepted that, despite the divorce, the debtor had lived for years in a permanent household with her former husband and that a moral support obligation could arise in such a qualified cohabitation. The creditor’s contrary view did not show any violation of federal law or deficient fact-finding.