Marisa Ymelda Moreno

FILED & ENTERED

JUL 17 2020

CLERK U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT Central District of California BY h a w k i n s o DEPUTY CLERK

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RIVERSIDE DIVISION

In re: Case No.: 6:19-bk-11255-WJ

MARISA MORENO, CHAPTER

Debtor.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 separate bankruptcy cases, all community assets become property of the bankruptcy estate of the spouse who files for bankruptcy first. If the two bankruptcy cases of the married individuals overlap, a related question of law arises. If the bankruptcy case of the spouse who filed first concludes before the second bankruptcy case of the other spouse concludes, do the community assets that are properly disclosed but not administered in the first case automatically transfer to the bankruptcy estate in the second case? For the following reasons, the…