Sheehan v. Scotchel

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER AFFIRMING BANKRUPTCY COURT

IRENE M. KEELEY, District Judge.

As part of their Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, the debtors, John Charles Scot-chel, Jr. (“Mr. Scotchel”) and Helen Holland Scotchel (“Mrs. Scotchel”) (collectively, the “Seotchels”), claimed as an asset the estate of Mr. Scotchel’s late uncle, Arthur P. Scotchel (“Arthur Scotchel”), who passed away in 2009. The asset was based on the Seotchels’ belief that Mr. Scotchel was a beneficiary to Arthur Scot-chel’s estate under the Fourth Will (the most recent in a series of four wills executed by Arthur…