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Another Circuit Says Creditors Take Appreciation When a ‘13’ Case Converts to ‘7’

The Eighth Circuit aligned with the Ninth Circuit by holding that postpetition appreciation in a home belongs to creditors when a chapter 13 case converts to chapter 7.
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Bankruptcy Is No Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card for a Disobedient Debtor

When there has been a division of marital property, does a debtor only hold legal title to property given to the spouse?

Avoidance Actions Are Estate Property that May Be Sold, the Fifth Circuit Says

The Fifth Circuit answered one of the two questions being posed at this year’s Duberstein Moot Court Competition.
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Alabama Judge Gives a Mixed Message on Who Gets Postpetition P.I. Settlements

District court rules that proceeds from a postpetition personal injury claim are ‘additional disposable income’ that ordinarily goes to creditors in a chapter 13 plan.

When Inherited Property Becomes Property of the Debtor’s Bankruptcy Estate

Being an heir by itself doesn’t bring a decedent’s estate into the heir’s bankruptcy estate.

Oil and Gas Royalties Never Become Estate Property in Colorado

The Third Circuit gave royalty owners a constructive trust over royalties improperly paid to secured creditors. The circuit court did not rule on remedy.
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