In Re Velez-Velez

ORDER ON TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO CLAIMED EXEMPTIONS AND CONTINUING CONFIRMATION HEARING

THOMAS C. BRITTON, Bankruptcy Judge.

In this chapter 13 case, the debtor has claimed two residences to be exempt from the claims of creditors. One residence is in Florida, the other in Puerto Rico. This court and the debtor are both bound by the Florida law with respect to the availability of exemptions from the claims of creditors, insofar as this case is concerned. Under Florida law, a homestead exemption can only be claimed for one property and that property must be “owned by the head of a family” and must…