In re Murray, 14-3054 (10th Cir. 2014)
Nov 19, 2014OUTCOME: Debtor won
Co-counsel for debtor against trustee attack on earned income tax credit exemption.
Topeka, KS
Chapter 13 bankruptcy Lawyer at Topeka, KS
Practice Areas: Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy & Debt
OUTCOME: Debtor won
Co-counsel for debtor against trustee attack on earned income tax credit exemption.
OUTCOME: Debtors Won
10th Cir. BAP denied Trustee objection to exemption of earned income tax credit.
OUTCOME: Debtors won.
District Court affirmed the Bankruptcy Court. Kansas exemption law for earned income tax credit is constitutional. Trustee arguments fail. Debtors retain EITC. Jill filed a friend of the Court brief in ... support of the debtors for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA).
OUTCOME: Debtor won
Our firm helped the debtors fight the chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee's attempt to take their earned income tax credit. She says the Kansas exemption is unconstitutional. We say not. The debtors won in B ... ankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Appellate Panel agreed with the Bankruptcy Court. The trustee appealed again, but later dismissed her appeal. http://bankruptcykansas.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Westby-BAP10-Decision-02-04-2013.pdf
OUTCOME: Debtor won
Jill filed a friend of the court brief in support of the debtor for the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA).
OUTCOME: Trustee won.
Attempt by debtor to exempt and retain earned income tax credit failed. Debtor won in bankruptcy court and lost on appeal. Champions for debtors reversed this setback by advocating for a Kansas exempti ... on specifically for EITC, which was passed into law in 2011.
OUTCOME: Debtor won
Adversary proceeding challenging the dischargeability of a debt dismissed for lack of jurisdiction for failure to properly serve debtor with summons and complaint.