In Re Innis

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing overarching theme of martial partnership in Illinois law
• requiring either a domestic relations court order or an enforceable, pre-petition contract between the spouses for an allocation other than equal ownership
• rejecting consideration of the family’s historical finances, and holding that refund from a jointly-filed return should always be equally divided, subject only to a different ownership allocation from a prenuptial agreement or domestic court order
• “That a debt- or’s rights in a tax refund are determined under state law is not subject to dispute. However, because a federal tax refund is a creature of federal tax law, rights created thereunder cannot be ignored.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re Trickett
  D. Massachusetts· 2008-07-25· cited 13×
• In Re Gartman
  D. South Carolina· 2007-03-27· cited 10×
• Federal Deposit Insurance, Corp. v. FBOP Corp.
  N.D. Illinois· 2017-05-12· cited 10×
• In Re Glenn
  N.D. New York· 2010-05-19· cited 7×
• In Re Palmer
  D. Montana· 2011-03-11· cited 6×
• Holber v. Jacobs (In Re Jacobs)
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 2009-01-21· cited 5×
• In Re Lark
  W.D. Wisconsin· 2010-08-27· cited 3×
• In re Hraga
  N.D. Georgia· 2011-06-06· cited 3×
• In RE McKAIN
  E.D. Tennessee· 2011-07-22· cited 2×
• In re Ruhl
  N.D. Illinois· 2012-07-02· cited 2×
• In re Nevins
  D. New Hampshire· 2016-12-23· cited 1×
• In re Mecka
  D. New Jersey· 2016-04-01

Cites

24 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Butner v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1979-02-21· cited 3,653×
• Segal v. Rochelle
  Supreme Court· 1966-01-31· cited 646×
• Kokoszka v. Belford
  Supreme Court· 1974-10-15· cited 610×
• In Re Marriage of Selinger
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2004-07-28· cited 43×
• In the Matter of Gary Gene Wetteroff, Bankrupt. Gary Gene Wetteroff, and Joan M. Wetteroff v. Sheldon D. Grand, Trustee
  Eighth Circuit· 1972-02-02· cited 40×
• In Re Marriage of Jelinek
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1993-04-12· cited 38×
• Kleinfeldt v. Russell (In Re Kleinfeldt)
  Tenth Circuit· 2002-12-30· cited 31×
• Van Lieshout v. Verill (In Re Verill)
  D. Maryland· 1982-02-10· cited 30×
• Loevy v. Aldrich (In Re Aldrich)
  W.D. Tennessee· 2000-06-21· cited 26×
• In Re Barrow
  W.D. New York· 2004-02-20· cited 23×
• Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Dow Chemical Co.
  E.D. Michigan· 1995-04-07· cited 22×
• In Re Marriage of Keip
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2002-07-18· cited 21×
• In Re Marriage of Morris
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1994-09-15· cited 20×
• In Re Hejmowski
  W.D. New York· 2003-07-17· cited 18×
• In Re Kestner
  E.D. Virginia· 1981-02-27· cited 17×
• Monticello Arcade Ltd. Partnership v. Lyall (In Re Lyall)
  E.D. Virginia· 1996-01-23· cited 17×
• In Re Wdh Howell, LLC
  D. New Jersey· 2003-06-24· cited 17×
• In Re Smith
  N.D. Ohio· 2004-01-13· cited 16×
• Bass v. Hall
  W.D. Virginia· 1987-11-23· cited 16×
• In Re Marriage of Mahaffey
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1990-11-30· cited 14×