By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Reswick v. Reswick (In reReswick), No. 09-32489, slip op., 9th Cir. BAP, Feb. 4, 2011.
The automatic stay which terminates 30 days after the filing of a petition, filed within a year of the dismissal of a prior case, pursuant to § 362(c)(3) terminates as to both the debtor and property of the estate.
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By Henry E. Hildebrand, III, Chapter 13 Trustee for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Reswick v. Reswick (In re Reswick), No. 09-32489, slip op., 9th Cir. BAP, Feb. 4, 2011.
The automatic stay which terminates 30 days after the filing of a petition, filed within a year of the dismissal of a prior case, pursuant to § 362(c)(3) terminates as to both the debtor and property of the estate.
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