Legal Question in Bankruptcy in California

http://www.absolutebankruptcy.org The question doesn't seem to make sense.

If you filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and the person that died died after 6 months from filing, you are ok.

If he died say 3 months after filing, but you just got the property, then technically, that's part of the estate. However, the trustee probably forgot about you about 1.5 years ago!

If a bankruptcy debtor acquires inheritance-- or acquires the RIGHT to inherit (e.g. the person the bankruptcy filer inherits from dies) before the bankruptcy filing or within 180 days AFTER the bankruptcy filing date, then that inherited asset is part of the bankruptcy estate (and the bankruptcy debtor would want to exempt it); it must be reported to the bankruptcy trustee.

See 11 USC 541(a)(5); there's also a 180-day application to other certain limited assets.

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