Legal Opinion
In Re: Ronald J. Nelson, Debtor. Ronald J. Nelson v. James E. Ramette Richard Schieffer, and the Law Firm of Anderson, Dove, Fretland & Van Valkenburg
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 7, 2003No. 02-2045PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BYE, Circuit Judge.
Richard Schieffer and his law firm appeal the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s (BAP’s) determination that a debtor’s interest in an ERISA-qualified retirement plan should be excluded from the debtor’s bankruptcy estate when the interest derives from a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO) rather than directly from the plan. See Nelson v. Ramette (In re Nelson), 274 B.R. 789, 798 (8th Cir.BAP (Minn.) 2002). We affirm.
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Ronald Nelson, a self-employed carpenter/contractor, and his wife, Denise, a cabin attendant for Northwest Airlines, obtained a divorce on September 28, 2000.…
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