IN RE PEET

No. 15-2040.

819 F.3d 1067 (2016)

In re Matthew Richard PEET; Marilynn Louise Peet, Debtors Matthew Richard Peet; Marilynn Louise Peet, Appellants v. James Kevin Checkett, Appellee National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Amicus on Behalf of Appellant(s) National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, Amicus on Behalf of Appellee(s).

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 27, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diana P. Brazeale , Brazeale Law Firm, LLC, Branson, MO, argued, for appellants.

J. Kevin Checkett , Checkett & Pauly, P.C., Carthage, MO, argued ( Mariann Morgan , on the brief), for appellee.

Tara Twomey , National Consumer Bankruptcy Rights Center, San Jose, CA, for amicus curiae National Assn. of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, in support of appellants.

Martin P. Sheehan , Sheehan & Nugent, P.L.L.C., Wheeling, WV, for amicus curiae National Assn. of Bankruptcy Trustees, in support of appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, LOKEN and BENTON, Circuit Judges.


Matthew Richard Peet and Marilynn Louise Peet held title to real property as joint tenants with Marilynn's parents. Marilynn and her father also owned a Ford pickup as joint tenants. The Peets filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 13, later converting to Chapter 7. See 11 U.S.C. § 1307(a). After the conversion, Marilynn...

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