Kansas, Missouri Lawyer’s Blog

Recent Posts from Kansas, Missouri Lawyer’s Blog

• Bankruptcy Court holds that debtor cannot protect out-of-state assets with the filing state’s exemptions

            Kansas City area residents should pay particular attention to the recent Michigan Bankruptcy Court’s opinion in In re Gosnick. In Gosnick, a debtor filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 7 and sought to protect property located…

• Deadline for Kansas property tax appeals quickly approaching

            Kansas county tax appraisers have begun sending out notices relating to 2009 property tax. Specifically, these notices address how the property is classified and what is the assessed value of the property. County tax appraisers usually…

• House passes bankruptcy cramdown bill

            Last night, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1106, also known as the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, by a vote of 234-191. This bill would allow bankruptcy judges…

• Personal injury settlements payable jointly to a husband and wife may NOT be marital property in a Missouri divorce

            On February 24, 2009, the Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals published its decision in the case of Blydenburg-Dixon v. Dixon. The Court held that even though a personal injury settlement was payable…

• Missouri Court of Appeals upholds bankruptcy protection provided by Tenancy of the Entireties

            Recently, Kansas City Divorce Attorney Mark Wortman posted a concise summary of a recent opinion by the Missouri Court of Appeals regarding the creditor and bankruptcy protections provided by joint ownership in the form of Tenancy…

• IRS issues guidance on Recovery Rebate Credit

            On February 12, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service clarified its January 30, 2009 guidance regarding recovery rebate credits. Taxpayers who did not receive an economic stimulus check in 2008, and some that did, may be…

• Welcome

            First, a little bit about me. I’m a practicing attorney in the Kansas City, Missouri area. I’m licensed to practice in both Kansas and Missouri, hence the name of the blog. I am also…