Family/Divorce Issues

Dispositions of Marital Property Aren’t Always Beyond the Avoiding Powers

A division of marital property on consent to someone other than a spouse might be a fraudulent transfer.

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?

An Unmarried ‘Partner’ Might Not Have a Homestead Exemption, Ninth Circuit Says

A California exemption law protecting victims of spousal abuse doesn’t apply to those who aren’t married.
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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.

Dismissing a Divorce Action Didn’t Result in an Unauthorized, Post-Petition Transfer

An inchoate interest in property created by filing a divorce action doesn’t survive dismissal of the divorce action, the Tenth Circuit BAP says.
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Properly Written, a Divorce Decree Doesn’t Create a Debtor/Creditor Relationship

A properly written divorce decree can create a separate property interest that won’t be part of the bankruptcy estate of a bankrupt spouse.

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