Can property received under a separation agreement after bankruptcy become property of the estate?
Generally, the property of the estate for bankruptcy purposes is determined as of the date of filing bankruptcy. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode11/usc_sec_11_00000541—-000-.html . Property of the estate is very broad and includes every type of legal and equitable interest that the debtor has in every type of property. It also includes community property of the debtor and the debtor’s spouse that is under the sole, equal, or joint management and control of the debtor, or subject to a claim against the debtor or the debtor and his or her spouse. Property of the estate also includes interests in property recovered by the trustee as unreasonably excessive bankruptcy legal fees for debtor representation, 11 U.S.C.329(b), http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode11/usc_sec_11_00000329—-000-.html , bid rigging in a sale of property, 11 U.S.C. 363(n), http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode11/usc_sec_11_00000363—-000-.html , from a custodian of property of the estate, 1
