Colorado

Colorado Mar 16, 2026

Sometimes, a Debtor May Claim an Exemption in Fraudulently Transferred Property

The Section 522(g) preclusion of an exemption on fraudulently transferred property only applies if the trustee recovers the property.
10th Circuit Colorado Mar 27, 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 Sep 3, 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 May 24, 2024

Avoidance of ‘Impairment’ Liens Can’t Be Delayed until Discharge in Chapter 13

If a ‘13’ case is dismissed after confirmation, the holder of an avoided lien retains remedies under state law, Judge Rosania says.
10th Circuit Colorado May 23, 2023

Accumulated, Identifiable Wages Were Held Exempt, Regardless of the Total Amount

Colorado allows the ‘stacking’ of exemptions, given the mandate to interpret exemptions liberally in favor of debtors.
10th Circuit Colorado Apr 24, 2023

Bankruptcy Doesn’t Automatically Accelerate a Mortgage, State Supreme Court Says

A discharge in bankruptcy by itself does not start the statute of limitations running on a defaulted mortgage, Colorado Supreme Court holds.
10th Circuit Colorado Mar 30, 2022

Judge Brown Finds a Loophole Where Debtors Get Discharges Despite Nondisclosure

Had Congress considered the facts that were before Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Brown, it surely would have written the statute differently, this writer believes.
10th Circuit Colorado Dec 6, 2021

On a Split, District Judge Doesn’t Pay ‘13’ Trustee if Dismissal Precedes Confirmation

District judge in Colorado sides with the majority and doesn’t allow a chapter 13 trustee to be paid if dismissal occurs before plan confirmation.
10th Circuit Colorado Mar 26, 2021

Personal Injury Settlement Not Included in Calculating Projected Disposable Income

Judge McNamara of Denver allowed chapter 13 debtors to keep all of a $46,500 personal injury settlement received before filing.