Markmueller v. Case (In re Markmueller)

BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Conrad J. Markmueller, the debtor in this Chapter 7 bankruptcy action, appeals the district court’s1 affirmance of the bankruptcy court’s2 order requiring him to turn over his interest in a trust for inclusion in his bankruptcy estate. We affirm.

1. BACKGROUND

In May 1984, Conrad Markmueller and Emily Markmueller, husband and wife, set-*776tied a trust with property they held as tenants by the entirety, naming themselves as trustees and life income beneficiaries. After Emily Markmueller died in June 1984, Conrad Markmueller became the sole trustee and life income beneficiary.

Conr…