IN RE MEHLHAFF

BAP No. 13-6012.

491 B.R. 898 (2013)

In re Laura Elizabeth MEHLHAFF, also known as Laura N. Mehlhaff, also known as Laura Noble Mehlhaff, Debtor. Laura Elizabeth Mehlhaff, Debtor-Appellant v. Forrest C. Allred, Trustee-Appellee.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Eighth Circuit.

Decided: June 4, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jamie L. Damon , Pierre, SD, for Appellant.

Forrest C. Allred , Aberdeen, SD, for Appellee.

Before FEDERMAN, Chief Judge, SCHERMER and SHODEEN, Bankruptcy Judges.


FEDERMAN, Chief Judge.

Debtor Laura Elizabeth Mehlhaff appeals from the Bankruptcy Court's Order1 finding that her prepetition claim against her former spouse for alimony is property of her bankruptcy estate, and ordering her to turn that claim over to the Trustee. For the reasons that follow, we AFFIRM.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

At the time the Debtor filed her Chapter 7 bankruptcy...

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