· 3/9/2015
George Gordon, Jr. v. United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
Citations
- 526 B.R. 376
How courts have described this case
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- recognizing that the conduct in support of a § 727(a)(2) claim “would ordinarily be different” from conduct to support a § 727(a)(4) claim
- affirming a bankruptcy court’s finding that continuing concealment existed when the debtor transferred legal title to a residence and certain vehicles to his wife but retained an equitable interest with the intent to shield that property from creditors
- debtors who retain beneficial use of property and treat it as their own despite transfer of legal title must disclose their interest in the property
- “[T]o be entitled to discharge, the debtor must deal fairly with creditors and with the Court.”
- concealment of debtor’s property from creditors found where assets were purchased from third parties and legal title given to the debtor’s wife, but the debtor’s funds had contributed to the purchase
- discussion of meaning of concealment
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Judges: Nugent, Karlin, Somers
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