Skiba v. Sipple (In Re Sipple)

OPINION 1

WARREN W. BENTZ, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. Introduction.

George Randolph Sipple (“Debtor” or “Randy”) filed a voluntary Petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on May 1, 2006. Gary V. Skiba (“Trustee”) serves as the Chapter 7 Trustee.

Prior to the bankruptcy filing, Debtor and Wendy M. Sipple (“Wendy”) initiated a divorce proceeding in the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County, Pennsylvania (the “State Court”). In the divorce action, Wendy claims to be an owner of the building and real estate located at 822 West 12th Street, Erie, PA (the “Property”). Said property was conveyed to…