Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. Ries (In Re Carpenter)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 30, 2010No. 16-2984PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Chief Judge.
Todd Carpenter received a lump sum payment from the Social Security Administration (SSA). Shortly thereafter, Carpenter filed for bankruptcy relief under Chapter 7. Carpenter claimed the social security payment was exempt and should not be included in his bankruptcy estate, relying on 42 U.S.C. § 407 (“[N]one of the moneys paid ... under this [Social Security Act] shall be subject to ... the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.”). The bankruptcy Trustee, Charles W. Ries (Trustee), objected to the exemption, and the bankruptcy court sustained the Trustee’s…
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