Opinion
No. 13-40387
02-12-2014
In the Matter of: MARY HARP SHANKLES, doing business as Red River Reporter, Debtor MARK ASHER WEISBART, U.S. Trustee; HYNDS & GORDON, P.C.; DAVID N. MCNEES, doing business as Law Office of David N. McNees, Appellees v. MARY HARP SHANKLES, doing business as Red River Reporter, Appellant
Appeal from the United States Bankruptcy Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
Bankruptcy No. 11-43075
Before STEWART, Chief Judge, and GARZA and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
Because we agree with the bankruptcy court that Mary Harp Shankles obtained a "vested economic interest" in her homestead property only by the 2009 distribution deed, we affirm. Wallace v. Rogers (In re Rogers), 513 F.3d 212, 223 (5th Cir. 2008). We further agree with the bankruptcy court that any relevant prior deeds, conveyances, or agreements were rendered null and void ab initio, and that parties cannot contract around the 11 U.S.C. § 522(p)(1) 1,215-day "look-back" period.
AFFIRMED.