Legal & Courts  November 14, 2022

Bankruptcy seeks to shelter Berthoud man from debt incurred in court judgment

DENVER — An effort by a Berthoud man to shed debt through Chapter 13 bankruptcy may be foiled by application of a federal law.

The law: U.S. Code Section 523 of Title 11, which says that debt incurred through false pretenses or fraud cannot be discharged in bankruptcy.

U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Colorado is determining whether the federal law will apply to the reorganization bankruptcy of Christopher Patrick Boyd.

Christopher Boyd, along with his father, former president of the failed BestBank Thomas Alan Boyd, lost a lawsuit decided in Denver District Court in January 2020 and affirmed by…

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Ken Amundson is managing editor of BizWest. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes on the Front Range. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.
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