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§ 541(a)

Lee, In re--Chow v. Lee

Ruling
Tax refund was not property of the bankruptcy estate as the sole source of income attributableto the 2018 Tax Refund was derived from the employment of the non-debtor spouse. (Bankr.E.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; Community Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 13, 2021 , LexisNexis #0222-033

CM Resort, LLC, In re

Ruling
Trust successfully established cause for Chapter 11 trustee's immediate return to the trust oftrust funds transferred by a co-trustee of the trust who lacked authority to make the transfer.(Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; Property Acquired by

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on August 31, 2021 , LexisNexis #1021-064

Buffenmeyer, In re--Feldman v. Buffenmeyer

Ruling
Workers' compensation proceeds were property of the estate because the debtor did not renderany actual post-petition service to the employer. (Bankr. E.D. Pa.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; Certain Post-petition

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 07, 2021 , LexisNexis #0821-066

Frausto, In re

Ruling
Trustee was entitled to turnover of a vehicle as the court could not recognize a resultingtrust in a motor vehicle. (Bankr. D. Neb.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 29, 2021 , LexisNexis #0621-040

IDC Enters., In re

Ruling
Court granted the trustee's motion for turnover of certain equipment and vehicles used by thedebtor in its logging business as the court concluded that each of those vehicles was propertyof the estate. (Bankr. D. Idaho)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable

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Commercial opinion summary, case decided on April 13, 2021 , LexisNexis #0521-090

Casper, In re

Ruling
Trustee was entitled to recover 11.5% of debtor's relocation bonus as under the bonusagreement, both pre- and post-petition services were required and 11.5% of the servicesrequired to retain the bonus occurred prepetition. (Bankr. D. Idaho)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; Certain Postpetition

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 07, 2021 , LexisNexis #0521-068

Hoover, In re--Hoover v. Quality Loan Serv. Corp.

Ruling
Foreclosure sale to a third-party purchaser was void where irrelevant technicalities as to title,successor in interest status, and assumption of the loan did not counter the debtor's interest inthe property at the time of the bankruptcy. (Bankr. W.D. Wash.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; All Legal or Equitable

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 08, 2021 , LexisNexis #0321-063

Perez, In re

Ruling
Bankruptcy dismissed for failure to file a confirmable plan and debtor’s failure to givenotice to spouse with whom he shared community property. (Bankr. D.P.R.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; Community Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 12, 2021 , LexisNexis #0221-063

Neubert, In re

Ruling
Where state law dictated that money was distributed from debtor's mother's IRA upon herdeath was pursuant to contract, not by testamentary disposition, it was not property of theestate. (Bankr. E.D. Mich.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; Interests in Certain

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on November 25, 2020 , LexisNexis #0121-034

Decker, In re--Scott v. Decker

Ruling
Post-petition shareholder distributions transferred by S corporation to debtor were property ofthe estate. (Bankr. W.D. Va.)
Issue(s)
Property of the Estate; Creation and Composition of the Estate; Certain Postpetition

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 30, 2020 , LexisNexis #1120-040