Legal Opinion
In Re Meyers
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 2010No. 09-3478PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a recurring question under the bankruptcy laws: what belongs in the bankruptcy estate? In general, assets that were acquired before the time when the bankruptcy petition is filed — so-called pre-petition assets — are available to satisfy pre-petition debts. Overgeneralizing, one can say that post-petition assets belong to the debtor and are not encumbered by any liabilities that were discharged in bankruptcy. By the same token, any liabilities incurred by the debtor post-petition may not be discharged in the bankruptcy proceeding, nor should the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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