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In In re Walter, 83 B.R. 14 (9th Cir. B.A.P. 2/3/1988), the bankruptcy appellate panel wrote:

• The bankruptcy court properly relied on case law whereby courts had held that personal living expenses for debtors and their families, as well as attorney's fees which benefited the debtor as an individual, but not the bankruptcy estate, could not be paid out of monies or assets of the estate. The bankruptcy court has authority to deny the debtor use of estate property for living expenses for himself or his family. United States v. Sutton, 786 F.2d 1305 (5th Cir. 1986); In re Vincent, 4 B.R. 21 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1979). Similarly, the bankruptcy court has authority to preclude use of estate property for payment of attorneys where services benefit only the debtor, and not the estate. In re Rhoten, 44 B.R. 741 (Bankr. M.D. Tenn. 1984); In re Duque, 48 B.R. 965 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1984); In re Spencer, 48 B.R. 168 (Bankr. E.D. N.C. 1985); In re Taylor, 66 B.R. 390 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. 1986).

It seems that the law in the 9th Circuit is that the court has the authority to pay expenses of the debtor where there is some benefit to the ultimate preservation of the estate assets.

Hope this helps.

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