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Lyon v. Coates (In re Coates)

Lyon v. Coates (In re Coates)

Ruling
Discharge denied due to debtor's failure to disclose assets which he used for his own benefit.
Issue(s)
Should debtors' discharge be denied due to their knowingly and fraudulently failing to disclose an asset of the estate and the subsequent use of that asset or was the failure an honest mistake caused by debtors' lack of financial education and exacerbated by the actions of counsel?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 13, 2014 , LexisNexis #0714-098