Legal Opinion
Ostrander v. Lalchandani (In Re Lalchandani)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided July 2, 2002No. BAP No. MW 01-084. Bankruptcy No. 00-44432-HJBPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
INTRODUCTION
Debtor/Appellee, Michelle M. Lalchan-dani (the “Debtor”), was awarded an interest in her former husband’s ERISA-quali-fied retirement plan pursuant to a divorce decree and a qualified domestic relations order. After the divorce, but prior to receiving a distribution from the retirement plan, the Debtor filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 7 relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts (the “Bankruptcy Court”) and asserted that the interest was either not property of her bankruptcy estate subject to turnover to the Chapter 7 trustee, or,…
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