Legal Opinion
Crowson v. Zubrod (In Re Crowson)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 26, 2010No. BAP No. WY-09-067. Bankruptcy No. 09-20032PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NUGENT, Bankruptcy Judge.
This case presents the vexing question of how bankruptcy courts address the division of income tax refunds between debtors and their non-debtor spouses. Determining how much of a refund is property of the debtor’s estate requires us to navigate the treacherous intersection of the laws of property, taxation, and bankruptcy with only algebra and IRS rulings to guide us. Debtor Genevieve Muran Crowson (“Debtor”) appeals the bankruptcy court’s order finding that all of a 2008 joint federal tax refund was property of her bankruptcy estate. The Chapter 7 trustee, Ap-pellee…
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