Marrama v. Citizens Bank (In Re Marrama)

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• explaining that Mar-rama had purchased the property several years ago, and then later conveyed it to the Trust for no consideration in order to protect it
• “We conclude that the Debtor attempted to obtain a homestead exemption in property in which he did not intend to reside.”
• The bankruptcy appellate panel affirmed that the bankruptcy court has the authority to deny a Debtor’s 706(a) request for conversion to Chapter 13, and upheld the denial of conversion because of the existence of “extreme circumstances” constituting bad faith.

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