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Farthing v. Fraley (In re Fraley), Case No. 17-70067; A.P. No. 17-07027 3/28/18

The Chapter 7 Trustee sought order avoiding voluntary transfer of land from one debtor to his daughter in which a life estate was reserved for the debtors (one of whom was a stranger to the title) under 11 U.S.C. § 544(b) and Virginia Code § 55-81. As the female debtor did not own an interest in the property prior to the reservation, the reservation of the life estate only survived as to the male debtor.  The Court then valued his single life estate in the property and added that to the value of his other personal property and found that the total asset value after the transfer was greater than his total liabilities. Thus, the male debtor was not insolvent at the time of, or made insolvent by, the transfer and the conveyance may not be avoided.

Date: 
Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Category: 
Avoidance
Burden of Proof
Fraudulent Conveyance
Valuation
Chapter: 
7