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Bankruptcy death is inevitable, but receiving an inheritance is rare. Unfortunately, an inheritance can be lost to the bankruptcy court, if the relative dies within 6 months of the date bankruptcy was filed.

Hello from Adams Cross, LLC! Read our legal snapshot for August below.

Tax time has come and gone another year. Income taxes owed (either federal or state) can be discharged in a bankruptcy if 1) the tax is more than 3 years old, and 2) the actual tax return was filed.

A Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) can result from a shaking or strong rotation of the head, as with Shaken Baby Syndrome, or by rotational forces, such as with a car accident.

Slip and fall cases are very tough in Kansas as there is no recovery unless the property owner was more than 50% at fault for the fall.

A court-imposed fine or penalty is normally not dischargeable in bankruptcy unless it is considered "pecuniary in nature."

Generally, Kansas has a two-year statute of limitations on making a claim for personal injury damages.

A suspended driver’s license can be reinstated after a bankruptcy filing if the suspension arose because of unpaid damages from an accident.

Most recoveries in a personal injury case (medical expenses and pain/suffering) are not taxable to the injured person who gets a recovery.

Income taxes are generally dischargeable in a chapter 7 or chapter 13 bankruptcy if they are more than three years old (as determined by the April 15 date they were due).