Hanson v. Seaver, No. 17-1192 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseAfter debtor filed for bankruptcy, she sought to exempt a property tax refund of $1,500, asserting that she could exempt the refund as government assistance based on need under Minnesota law. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the bankruptcy appellate panel's decision sustaining the trustee's objection to the amended exemption. The court held that the property tax refund did not fit within the Minnesota Legislature's definition of government assistance based on need and was therefore not exempt.
Court Description: Smith, Author, with Murphy and Colloton, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Bankruptcy. This opinion is filed by Chief Judge Smith and Judge Colloton pursuant to 8th Cir. R. 47E. The Bankruptcy Court did not err in sustaining the trustee's objection to debtor's claim that her Minnesota property tax refund was exempt as government assistance based on need.
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