Mehlhaff v. Allred (In re Mehlhaff)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
FEDERMAN, Chief Judge.
Debtor Laura Elizabeth Mehlhaff appeals from the Bankruptcy Court’s Order1 finding that her prepetition claim against her former spouse for alimony is property of her bankruptcy estate, and ordering her to turn that claim over to the Trustee. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.
*900FACTUAL BACKGROUND
At the time the Debtor filed her Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition on June 19, 2012, the Debtor’s former spouse was obligated under a prepetition divorce decree to pay her alimony in the amount of $200 per month until their minor child turns eighteen years old. According to the…
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