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IN RE HAMBRIGHT

No. 02S04-0104-CV-212.

762 N.E.2d 98 (2002)

In re the Matter of Dorothy J. HAMBRIGHT. Mark A. Warsco, Trustee, Appellant (Intervenor Below), v. Dorothy J. Hambright, Appellee (Petitioner below), Robert Edwards, Jr., Appellee (Respondent below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

January 31, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore T. Storer, Fort Wayne, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Karen M. Freeman-Wilson, Attorney General of Indiana, Jon Laramore, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

BOEHM, Justice.

We granted transfer in this case to address whether child support arrearages owed to a custodial parent are assets of the parent's bankruptcy estate. We hold that they are not. Rather, like current and future support obligations, they constitute property held in trust for the benefit of the children.

This is an appeal in an action commenced in 1984 when Dorothy Hambright...

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