Byman v. Denson (In re Edwards)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DAVID R. JONES, UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE

In this adversary proceeding, Allison Byman, chapter 7 trustee (the “Trustee”) seeks to avoid certain transfers of real property by Venezia Edwards (the “Debt- or”) to her siblings just prior to the petition date as fraudulent or preferential transfers under both state and federal law. The siblings contend that, despite the fact that the Debtor executed and delivered deeds on the eve of bankruptcy, the transfers actually occurred by way of adverse possession or by oral conveyance more than ten years prior to the petition date.…