Clark v. Rameker, 573 U.S. 122 (2014), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that funds held in inherited Individual Retirement Accounts are not "retirement funds" within the meaning of and therefore not exempt from the bankruptcy estate.[1][2]
Clark v. Rameker | |
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Decided June 12, 2014 | |
Full case name | Clark v. Rameker |
Citations | 573 U.S. 122 (more) |
Holding | |
Funds held in inherited Individual Retirement Accounts are not "retirement funds" and are not exempt from the bankruptcy estate. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Sotomayor, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
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