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Broder, In re
Mar
14
2019
Ruling
Trustee failed to sustain his burden proving that debtor was not entitled to state lawexemptions. (Bankr. D. Me.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Choice Between Federal and State Law; Alternative Exemptions;
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Kauker, In re
Jan
25
2019
Ruling
Objection to debtors' exemption of real property was overruled as the property had been heldby debtors as tenants by the entireties before they transferred it to a trust more than a decadeprior to the filing of their bankruptcy petition. (Bankr. D. Del.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Choice Between Federal and State Law; Alternative Exemptions;
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Browne, In re
Dec
12
2018
Ruling
Trustee's objection sustained as debtor's interest immediately before the commencement ofthe case was not exempt from process by the IRS to the extent of a tax claim. (Bankr. D. Md.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Choice Between Federal and State Law; Alternative Exemptions;
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Roos, In re
Sep
14
2018
Ruling
Debtor was entitled to claim an exemption in any amount under Tennessee Code Annotated section 26-2-301 in property that he owns jointly as tenants in common for life with remainder to the survivor in fee. (Bankr. E.D. Tenn.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Choice Between Federal and State Law; Alternative Exemptions; Interests Held as Tenant by the Entirety or Joint Tenant.
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Sheehan v. Ash
May
04
2018
Ruling
Bankruptcy court's denial of the trustee's objection to exemptions claimed by the debtors wasaffirmed as debtors were authorized to utilize state scheme to exempt their West Virginiaproperty. (4th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Choice Between Federal and State Law; Alternative Exemptions; Property Exempt Under Federal, State or Local Law.
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Felix, In re
Apr
06
2018
Ruling
Appellate panel affirmed court's order denying debtors' Ohio homestead exemption as the debtors changed their professed housing plans when they became aware of a recording error. (6th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Choice Between Federal and State Law; Alternative Exemptions; Property Exempt Under Federal, State or Local Law.
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Smith, In re
Jan
19
2018
Ruling
Individual retirement account debtor received from her mother was not exempt from creditor's claims. (Bankr. C.D. Ill.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Choice Between Federal and State Law; Alternative Exemptions; Retirement Funds.
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Kern, In re
Nov
29
2017
Ruling
Court ruled that merely owning a piece of property in another state and moving somepersonal items into it, with the intent to relocate there at some point in the future, did notsatisfy the prong that the debtors have a "physical presence" in the state. (Bankr. W.D. Va.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Choice Between Federal and State Law; Alternative Exemptions.
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Kara, In re
Jul
13
2017
Ruling
Trustee's objection to the debtor's exemption in the inherited IRA denied as the claim ofexemption in the inherited IRA is a valid use of state exemptions. (Bankr. W.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Choice Between Federal and State Law; Alternative Exemptions.
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In re Felix
Jan
23
2017
Ruling
Trustee's objection to homestead exemption sustained as debtors' change in housing planswas a tactic to shield a valuable asset, rather than a valid assertion of domicile. (Bankr. S.D.Ohio)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Choice Between Federal and State Law; Alternative Exemptions; Property Exempt Under Federal, State or Local Law.
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