Legal Opinion
Webster v. Hope (In Re Hope)
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 3, 1999No. Bankruptcy No. 93-00252, Adversary No. 97-0033PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS
S. MARTIN TEEL, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
The debtor, James L. Hope, and the defendant, Constance M. Hope, owned as tenants by the entireties real property located at 1511 13th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. After they divorced, Mr. Hope filed this bankruptcy ease. This decision principally concludes (1) that in light of D.C.Code Ann. § 16-910, dealing with equitable distribution of entireties property upon a divorce, Mrs. Hope cannot be the target of a preference claim under 11 U.S.C. § 547(b) 1 or an…
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3Cited by23 opinions
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