9th Circuit Dec 19, 2023

BAP Lays Down Pleading Rules for Fee Applications in Small Chapter 7 Cases

Quick Take The fee application by an attorney for a chapter 7 trustee in a small case must state facts to show why the services must have been performed by an attorney, not by the trustee.

When Inherited Property Becomes Property of the Debtor’s Bankruptcy Estate

Quick Take Being an heir by itself doesn’t bring a decedent’s estate into the heir’s bankruptcy estate.