In Re Laurence A. NEUTON; Esther Neuton, Debtors. Laurence A. NEUTON, Appellant, v. Curtis B. DANNING, Trustee, Appellee

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• holding that debtor's interest in trust income, which was contingent on surviving primary beneficiary, was estate property
• noting that while contingent interests presented a “thorny problem” under the Act, contingent interests have typically been held to property of the estate under the Code
• contingent beneficial interest in an inter vivos trust constituted property of the bankruptcy estate notwithstanding that debtor's right to receive income vested only upon the death of the preceding beneficiary which occurred after the bankruptcy petition was filed
• beneficial interest in an inter vivos trust constituted property of the bankruptcy estate as debtor’s interest vested upon the death of the preceding beneficiary which occurred after the bankruptcy petition was filed

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