Fact Pattern 30-1A
Eve sells her motorcycle to her brother Floyd for $1,000. Twelve days later, Eve files for bankruptcy under Chapter 7.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 30-1A. Floyd dies while riding the cycle. Eve is Floyd's only heir. With respect to the bankruptcy estate, the inheritance is

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Fact Pattern 30-1A 
Eve sells her motorcycle to her brother Floyd for $1,000. Twelve days later, Eve files for bankruptcy under Chapter 7.
-Refer to Fact Pattern 30-1A. Floyd dies while riding the cycle. Eve is Floyd's only heir. With respect to the bankruptcy estate, the inheritance is

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Under the Bankruptcy Code, if a debtor makes a transfer of property and the recipient dies within 180 days, that property becomes part of the bankruptcy estate. Therefore, Floyd's inheritance would be part of Eve's bankruptcy estate if he died within 180 days of her filing.