Legal Opinion
Finalco, Inc. v. Roosevelt (In Re Roosevelt)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 12, 1995No. BAP No. CC-93-2221-VHB. Bankruptcy No. LA90-28723-WL. Adv. No. AD91-60491-WLPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VOLINN, Bankruptcy Judge:
OVERVIEW
More than one year prior to filing a chapter 7 petition, the debtor and his wife trans muted their joint ownership in their residence into the separate property of the wife. No contemporaneous recording of the transaction was performed, but within one year of the bankruptcy filing, the debtor executed and recorded a quitclaim deed to the residence in favor of his wife. The bankruptcy court found that the debtor transferred the residence to hinder, delay, or defraud creditors. The court concluded that while the deferred recording could be a basis for…
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