- 11 U.S.C.
Colorado Judicial Department v. Sweeney (In re Sweeney)
Apr
21
2006
Ruling
Court reversed finding that restitution debt awarded in juvenile delinquency proceeding was nondischargeable since under state law the juvenile proceeding was not criminal in nature.
Procedural posture
Appellant debtors sought review of a decision of the Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado, which concluded that a restitution debt awarded in juvenile delinquency proceedings was nondischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 1328(a)(3).
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