Legal Opinion

Merlino v. Weinstein (In Re Merlino)

United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington

Decided July 1, 1986No. 09-15976PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

SIDNEY C. VOLINN, Bankruptcy Judge.

INTRODUCTION

Colorado National Bank (“Bank”) obtained a judgment in Colorado, a non-marital community state, against the separate estate of Gary M. Merlino (“Debtor”) in the amount of $76,192. plus interest. The Debtor, his spouse, his assets and his business are located in Washington State which is a community property state. The Bank sought to collect the debt in the courts of Washington State which ruled that the Colorado judgment is a separate debt of the Debtor and neither his community estate nor the separate estate of his…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Colorado National Bank v. MerlinoCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
  2. In the Matter of Andrew Kanter and Carole Kanter, Bankrupts. Andrew R. Kanter and Carole Kanter v. Richard M. Moneymaker, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
  3. Teel v. Teel (In Re Teel)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Swink v. Sunwest Bank (In Re Fingado)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Mexico · 1990
  2. In Re SweitzerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1990
  3. In Re HicksUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Idaho · 2003
  4. Louviere v. Thompson (In re Thompson)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2017
  5. In Re WardDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1987

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