Summary
An unexpected windfall in the form of a tax refund cannot be held against a woman who filed for bankruptcy, held a unanimous panel of the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday.
The debtor, Melissa Lynn Ardrey, originally listed $1,000 she expected to receive as a tax refund as exempt. After filing the exemptions, however, her refund turned out to be in excess of what she claimed. Her chapter 7 trustee, Robert Blackwell, filed an adversary proceeding against Ardrey, seeking more than $3,000 - the balance of her checking account.See the full content of this document
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8th Circuit Allows Amended Claim of Exemption
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri entered summary judgment in favor of Blackwell. Ardrey countered by filing an ...
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