Tenth Circuit: Debtors Retain Appreciation in a Home Sold Before Conversion to ‘7’
The Tenth Circuit left an unanswered question: Do debtors retain post-filing appreciation in a home that is not sold before the case converts from chapter 13 to chapter 7?
Court:
Rochelle’s Rocky Mountain Case Law Update
Hot Topics with Bill Rochelle
Circuit and District Court Splits on Important Bankruptcy Issues with Bill Rochelle & Friends
Chapter 13 Debtor Keeps a Whopping Increase in the Value of a Home
On a question where the courts are split, a New Jersey bankruptcy judge allowed the chapter 13 debtor to retain a $100,000 increase in value when he sold his home.
Court: