In re Todd

(Bankr. S.D. Ind. April 24, 2017)

The bankruptcy court grants the debtor’s motion, finding the Indiana Department of Workforce Development in contempt for violation of the debtor’s discharge. The department garnished the debtor’s wages post-discharge based on a claim that the debtor improperly received benefits from the department prepetition. The department argued it was collecting on a post-petition claim because it had not determined the debtor was liable until after the petition date. The court rejects that argument, finding the department had a prepetition claim because it was based on prepetition conduct of the debtor. The department’s date of finding of liability did not control. Opinion below.

Judge: Lorch

Attorneys for Debtor: Kinkade & Associates, P.C., Kevin S. Kinkade

Attorney for Department: Megan E. Binder

2017-04-24 – in re todd

Author: Matt Lindblom