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§ 522(p)

Lyster, In re

Ruling
Debtor allowed homestead exemption including former spouses’ 50% community property interest acquired through divorce proceedings within 1,215 days prior to bankruptcy. (Bankr. N.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Limitation on Homestead Exemption; Applicability.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 12, 2024 , LexisNexis #0225-064

Crawford, In re

Ruling
Value of debtor’s homestead was capped when he filed the Chapter 7 petition. (Bankr. D. Nev.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Limitation on Homestead Exemption; Applicability.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 28, 2023 , LexisNexis #0723-007

Davis, In re

Ruling
Debtors who filed jointly and owned their home as community property were entitled todouble their homestead exemption cap to $340,700. (Bankr. W.D. Wash.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Limitation on Homestead Exemption; Applicability.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 06, 2022 , LexisNexis #0822-062

Gamboa, In re

Ruling
Judgment creditors' objections to debtor's homestead exemption claim denied where evidence established that when he filed the case, debtor was living on the property and had the intent to permanently reside there. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Limitation on Homestead Exemption.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 21, 2017 , LexisNexis #0218-040

Zakarian, In re

Ruling
The debtor was found to be entitled to a statutory homestead exemption but the cap on hishomestead exemption was still applied as a limitation. (Bankr. D. Mass.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Limitation on Homestead Exemption.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 03, 2017 , LexisNexis #0917-010

Caldwell v. Nelson (In re Caldwell)

Ruling
Bankruptcy court erred in limiting debtor's homestead exemption.
Issue(s)
Where debtor transferred title to real property to and from a trust and an LLC, whether a bankruptcy court erred when it limited his homestead exemption under 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(p)(1) because the property was conveyed by the LLC to the trust during the 1215-day period preceding his petition.

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 24, 2016 , LexisNexis #0316-085

Bruess v. Dietz (In re Bruess)

Ruling
Debtor's homestead exemption limited where the property was acquired within 1215 days prior to petition date.
Issue(s)
In the context of 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(p)(1)(A), whether debtor "acquired" the property in which she claimed her homestead exemption within the 1215-day period preceding the filing of the petition thus limiting her homestead exemption to $155,675.

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 29, 2015 , LexisNexis #1115-118

Wiggains v. Reed (In re Wiggains)

Ruling
Non-debtor spouse not allowed compensation in excess of cap upon sale of homestead.
Issue(s)
Was non-debtor spouse allowed compensation in excess of the statutory cap on proceeds of sale of homestead property?

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 21, 2015 , LexisNexis #0915-049

Kim v. Dome Entmt Center Inc. (In re Kim)

Ruling
Bankruptcy code limitation on unlimited state homestead exemption of non-debtor spouse was proper and not an unconstitutional taking.
Issue(s)
Did the bankruptcy code's limitation on state unlimited homestead exemption of non-debtor spouse constitute an unconstitutional taking?

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 09, 2014 , LexisNexis #0614-115

In re Peake

Ruling
Trustee's objection to homestead exemption overruled as debtor did not receive interest in property within 1215 days of petition date and was not subject to cap.
Procedural posture

Before the court was the chapter 7 trustee's objection to debtor's homestead exemption. The trustee objected to the exemption of debtor's share of the homestead, claiming that he acquired all of it within 1,215 days of filing and that any equity he had in it was subject to the 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(p) limitation.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 15, 2012 , LexisNexis #1112-013