Keathley v. Buddy Ayers Construction, Inc. · ¶9

When a debtor files for bankruptcy, a bankruptcy estate is created comprising the debtor’s property. 11 U. S. C. §541(a). That property encompasses “all legal or equitable interests of the debtor in property as of the commencement” of the bankruptcy case, including pending and unliquidated claims against third parties. §541(a)(1); see 5 Collier on Bankruptcy ¶541.07 (R. Levin & H. Sommer eds., 16th ed. 2026) (Collier). As relevant here, for bankruptcy cases proceeding under Chapter 13, the estate also includes property—and therefore claims—that the debtor acquires after the bankruptcy case commences but before it is closed, dismissed, or converted to a case under another chapter. §1306(a)(1); see also Harris v. Viegelahn, 575 U. S. 510, 514 (2015).

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