Gonzalez v. Rivera

OPINION AND ORDER

FUSTE, District Judge.

I

In April 1994, debtor-appellee, Mercedes Esther Rivera, filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. At the time, she was married to appellant, Antonio Córdova-González (“Mr. Cordova”). Consequently, hers and Mr. Cordova’s interest in community property became property of the bankruptcy estate. 11 U.S.C. § 541(a)(2) (1988). Later that year, the couple obtained a divorce decree. Since approximately August 1995, Mr. Cordova has been raising objections to the disposition of the bankruptcy estate’s real property. Bankruptcy Court…