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August 27, 2025

Entire Tax Refund Was Exempt, Not Just the Pro Rata Child Tax Credit

The Tenth Circuit interprets a state exemption statute ‘liberally’ in favor of the debtor.

10th Circuit

August 22, 2025

Proceedings for Contempt of a State Court Order Weren’t Stay Violations, BAP Says

An individual debtor conceded that being jailed for violation of a prepetition state court injunction wasn’t an automatic stay violation.

10th Circuit

July 29, 2025

Circuit Judges Disagree: Can an Investment Be So Risky that It’s a Fraudulent Transfer?

What needs to be proven before a guarantee for an investment is so speculative that it’s a fraudulent transfer? Is good faith by both the borrower and the lender enough to defeat a fraudulent transfer claim?

10th Circuit

May 13, 2025

A Chapter 11 Debtor May Sometimes Prosecute an Appeal After Conversion to Chapter 7

After conversion, the debtor was entitled to prosecute an appeal at the debtor’s expense when the appeal involved the debtor’s personal liability.

10th Circuit, New Mexico

April 08, 2025

Trustee May Not Liquidate Estate Property Solely to Benefit a DSO Creditor

Affirming Bankruptcy Judge Michael Romero, the district court holds that an exemption remains valid even though the exempt property remains subject to a nondischargeable domestic support obligation.

10th Circuit, Colorado

March 31, 2025

Denver Judge Sides with the Circuits: Nondischargeability Infects Subchapter V

Bankruptcy judges continue to disagree on whether debts of corporations with cramdown plans in Subchapter V can have nondischargeable debts.

10th Circuit, Colorado

February 14, 2025

Although Exempt, Social Security Benefits Must Be Reported in Subchapter V

While neither Social Security benefits nor post-petition income are estate property in Subchapter V, they must be included in an individual’s monthly operating reports, Bankruptcy Judge Jacobvitz says.

10th Circuit, New Mexico

December 09, 2024

Having Committed Fraud Doesn’t Prevent a Debtor from Vacating a Judicial Lien

If a creditor’s judicial lien is avoided, how can the creditor collect the underlying debt if it’s excepted from discharge?

10th Circuit, New Mexico

October 22, 2024

Child Tax Credits: Are They Fully or Partially Exempt Under State Law?

Tenth Circuit will be deciding whether an entire child tax credit is exempt or only a pro rata portion.

10th Circuit, Colorado

October 09, 2024

Rooker-Feldman Doesn’t Bar Review of an Erroneous Decision About the Automatic Stay

The Supremacy Clause allows bankruptcy courts to set aside erroneous decisions by state courts about the applicability of the automatic stay.

10th Circuit, New Mexico