- 11 U.S.C.
Wallace v. Rogers (In re Rogers)
Jan
04
2008
Ruling
Debtor was entitled to full homestead exemption in property acquired outside statutory period and not subject to cap.
Procedural posture
Appellant judgment creditor appealed the District Court for the Northern District of Texas' affirmance of a bankruptcy court's finding that appellee debtor was entitled to a homestead exemption in property awarded to her in a divorce decree but inherited before marriage. The creditor argued 11 U.S.C. § 522(p)(1) applied because the homestead interest was acquired within the 1,215-day period before filing bankruptcy petition.
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