Court rejects bid to put Blixseth into bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Law
For the second time, a federal judge has turned back an attempt by Montana authorities to force former billionaire Tim Blixseth into bankruptcy to recover $57 million in alleged back taxes.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Bruce Markell in Las Vegas dismissed the state's lawsuit in a ruling Wednesday that said the case failed to meet the requirements for a forced bankruptcy under federal law.
At least three undisputed creditors must participate in such a case, but Markell noted Blixseth had challenged his Montana tax bill and others submitted by Idaho and California. The other states dropped out of the case after Blixseth settled their claims against him by agreeing to pay them less than $2 million.
But Montana had far more at stake, and Department of Revenue spokeswoman Mary Ann Dunwell said Wednesday the state was not giving up its efforts to force Blixseth to pay.
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Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC
A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party
Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party
However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.