Legal Opinion
Schechter v. Weiler (In Re Blair)
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 26, 2005No. 19-05798PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
A. BENJAMIN GOLDGAR, Bankruptcy Judge.
A chapter 7 trustee administering a debtor’s estate will often sell the debtor’s house to pay creditors. In this case, chapter 7 trustee Joel Schechter wants to sell the house of the debtor’s parents, Russell and Naoma Weiler. According to Schechter, debtor Karissa Blair, the Weilers’ daughter, has an interest in the house that became part of her bankruptcy estate when she filed her petition. Schechter claims a sale of the entire property is warranted under section 368(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 363(h).
In 2003, Schechter…
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