Legal Opinion
In re Carpenter
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided October 27, 2016No. BK No: 16-10150PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON DEBTOR’S MOTION TO AVOID JUDI-CIAL LIEN AND CREDITOR’S OBJECTION TO LIEN AVOIDANCE AND HOMESTEAD EX-EMPTION
Diane Finkle, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge
This contested matter is one of first impression in this district as it involves application of the Rhode Island homestead exemption under R.I. Gen. Laws § 9-26-4.1 (“Homestead Exemption”) to the mixed-use residential/commercial property of the debtor Richard F. Carpenter located at 298 Montgomery Avenue, Cranston, Rhode Island (“Property”). Mr. Carpenter filed a motion to avoid the judicial lien held by Citizens Bank, N.A.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- State v. SantosSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2005
- Public Health Tr. of Dade Cty. v. LopezSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Caron v. Farmington National BankCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Labor Ready Northeast, Inc. v. McConaghySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2004
- Chambers v. OrmistonSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2007
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3Cited by7 opinions
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