Depositing paychecks into a non-debtor spouse’s bank account in order to shield the money from creditors constitutes a fraudulent transfer. Pearson v. Suiter (In re Suiter), No. 15-83, Adv. Proc. No. 15-90020 (Bankr. Haw. Feb. 16, 2016).
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Private School Tuition Payments Not Constructively Fraudulent Conveyance
A New York bankruptcy court found that the chapter 7 trustee’s legal theory for recovery of private school tuition payments was “fundamentally flawed” and “at odds with common sense.” Getzler v. Xavierian High School (In re Okanmu), No. 11-43773, AP 13-01105, 13-01107 (Bankr. E.D. N.Y. Dec. 4, 2013). The trustee filed an adversary complaint seeking to avoid the debtors’ private school tuition payments for their minor children as constructively fraudulent transfers under sections 544 and 548(a)(1)(B). [Read more…] about Private School Tuition Payments Not Constructively Fraudulent Conveyance