Legal Opinion

In Re Kirchen

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided July 7, 2006No. 19-21005PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Memorandum Decision and Order on Trustee’s Objection to Debtors’ Claim of Exemptions

SUSAN V. KELLEY, Bankruptcy Judge.

This case involves an issue of apparent first impression in Wisconsin: whether an inherited individual retirement account may be claimed exempt under Wis. Stat. § 815.18(3)0)- The facts behind this interesting legal issue are undisputed. Ruth Kirchen established an individual retirement account (IRA) on August 22, 1996, designating her son, Thomas Kirchen, as the sole primary beneficiary. Pursuant to the IRA agreement, upon Ruth Kirchen’s death, the remaining funds in the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Rousey v. JacowaySupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  2. In Re SimsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 1999
  3. In Re BogueUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1999
  4. In Re NavarreUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · 2004
  5. In Re StaniforthUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1990

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Wittman v. KoenigCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
  2. In Re ChiltonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · 2010
  3. In re: Travis M. Hamlin and Brittany B. HamlinUnited States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  4. In Re JarboeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2007
  5. Moser v. Mullican (In Re Mullican)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · 2008

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