Legal Opinion
In Re Lock
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided July 27, 2005No. 19-40105PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KENNETH J. MEYERS, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this case, the trustee seeks turnover of the debtor’s 2004 tax refund, which the trustee contends is property of the estate. The debtor objects that his interest in the tax refund, and thus the estate’s interest, is limited to one-half of the total refund, because the other half of the refund belongs to his wife, who is not a debtor in this case. In response, the trustee contends that the debtor’s wife, who made no income and paid no taxes in 2004, is not entitled to any portion of the tax refund. At issue is whether one-half of the debtor’s…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Loevy v. Aldrich (In Re Aldrich)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee · 2000
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3Cited by16 opinions
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