- 11 U.S.C.
In re Bertran
Dec
06
2012
Ruling
Debtor who lived in district could not avoid lien on ranch located in another state as impairing "homestead."
Procedural posture
A chapter 7 debtor filed a motion to avoid a judgment lien pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(f)(1)(A), asserting that the lien encumbered a ranch in which she had a homestead under Mont. Code Ann. § 70-32-104. The judgment creditors opposed the motion on the basis that the debtor lived in Alaska during the relevant period of time and could not exempt the ranch under Montana law.
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