Legal Opinion
Worster v. Gauvreau (In Re Gauvreau)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine
Decided August 28, 2007No. 19-10109PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Memorandum of Decision
JAMES B. HAINES, JR., Bankruptcy Judge.
Within a year of filing their joint, voluntary bankruptcy petition, Albert Gauvreau and Judith Gauvreau quitclaimed their jointly-held real estate to Albert individually. After trial, the sole issue to be decided is whether that transaction will sustain Thomas and Barbara Worster’s objection to Albert’s chapter 7 discharge, 1 lodged pursuant to Bankruptcy Code § 727(a)(2)(A). 2
The Worsters cannot prevail: Albert’s transmutation of his joint interest in real estate to a sole interest was not a “transfer” within the meaning of §…
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- In Re Guy Benny Brown, Debtor. Ronald D. Gullickson v. Guy Benny BrownCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
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