Legal Opinion
Burnett v. Burnett (In Re Burnett)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 20, 2011No. 09-2871PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Clarence Burnett (“Mr. Burnett”) reopened his Chapter 13 bankruptcy proceedings and, thereafter, moved the bankruptcy court to hold in contempt his former spouse, Nancy Jo Burnett (“Ms. Burnett”), and her subrogee, West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau of Child Support Enforcement (BCSE), for violating the terms of Mr. Burnett’s confirmed Chapter 13 repayment plan by seeking income-withholding orders against him for child- and spousal-support arrears. The bankruptcy court refused to hold Ms. Burnett or BCSE in contempt but did reduce the income…
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