Legal Opinion
In re Carella
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York
Decided April 14, 2006No. 05-10525 BPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARL L. BUCKI, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this chapter 7 proceeding, the case trustee seeks a turnover of one-half of the funds that were on deposit in a joint bank account under the names of the debtor and his father. In response, the father con*711tends that he established the account in joint name for purposes of convenience only, and that he should be deemed to hold exclusive ownership of the funds on deposit.
Thomas A. Carella filed a petition for relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on January 25, 2005. On that date, HSBC Bank USA held the sum of $16,540.94 on deposit in a joint bank…
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