IN RE MEYERS

No. 09-3478.

616 F.3d 626 (2010)

In re Andrea H. MEYERS, Debtor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided August 2, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip H. Hamilton , Attorney (argued), Farrell, Hamilton & Julian, P.C., Godfrey, IL, for Debtor-Appellant.

Laura K. Grandy , pro se.

Mary E. Lopinot , Attorney (argued), Mathis Marifian Richter & Grandy Ltd., Belleville, IL, for Trustee-Appellee.

Before FLAUM and WOOD, Circuit Judges, and ST. EVE, District Judge.


WOOD, Circuit Judge.

This case involves a recurring question under the bankruptcy laws: what belongs in the bankruptcy estate? In general, assets that were acquired before the time when the bankruptcy petition is filed—so-called pre-petition assets—are available to satisfy pre-petition debts. Overgeneralizing, one can say that post-petition assets belong to the debtor and are not encumbered by any liabilities that were discharged in bankruptcy. By the...

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