Machele L. Goetz

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI IN RE: ) ) Case No. 20-41493 Machele L. Goetz, ) ) Chapter 7 Debtor. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION The issue in this case has divided courts. The parties ask the court to determine whether the debtor or the chapter 7 estate receives the benefit of non- exempt equity that arises after the date the debtor commences a chapter 13 case but before the date the court converts the case to chapter 7. For the reasons explained below, the court joins the slight minority of courts holding that post-petition increases in non-exempt equity…