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New Bankruptcy Trustee for Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico »

Dick Wieland of Wichita was named acting U.S. Trustee for Kansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico effective September 1, 2007. He replaces Felicia Turner who resigned to work for a private non-profit organization.
Wieland has been a U.S. Trustee program trial attorney since 1988. He is a special assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Kansas. [...]

Juvenile Restitution Discharged in Chapter 13 Appeals Court Rules »

Restitution ordered in juvenile delinquency proceedings is dischargeable in chapter 13 bankruptcy, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled in the case of In Re Sweeney, No. 06-1224, July 11, 2007.
Shea Thomas Sweeney was adjudicated a juvenile delinquent at age 12 for arson. As part of his sentence, he was ordered to [...]