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• Process by which the debtors estate would not benefit by the sale of certain property so the trustee will turn it back over to the debtor.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  abandonment. (n.d.). US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Iowa. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abandonment.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  abandonment. www.iasb.uscourts.gov. US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Iowa. U.S. Courts. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abandonment (accessed: May 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "abandonment." US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Iowa. U.S. Courts. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abandonment.

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