IN RE CROWSON

BAP No. WY-09-067. Bankruptcy No. 09-20032.

431 B.R. 484 (2010)

In re Genevieve Muran CROWSON, also known as Genevieve Muran Burgess, Debtor. Genevieve Muran Crowson, Appellant, v. Tracy L. Zubrod, Trustee, Appellee.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit.

May 26, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Submitted on the briefs:*

Janet L. Tyler, Laramie, Wyoming, for Appellant.

Paul Hunter, Cheyenne, Wyoming, for Appellee.

Before CORNISH, Chief Judge, NUGENT, and RASURE, Bankruptcy Judges.


NUGENT, Bankruptcy Judge.

This case presents the vexing question of how bankruptcy courts address the division of income tax refunds between debtors and their non-debtor spouses. Determining how much of a refund is property of the debtor's estate requires us to navigate the treacherous intersection of the laws of property, taxation, and bankruptcy with only algebra and IRS rulings to guide us. Debtor Genevieve Muran Crowson ("Debtor") appeals the bankruptcy court...

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