Legal Opinion
Dickens v. Snellings (In Re Snellings)
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided May 8, 1981No. 19-70075PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
H. CLYDE PEARSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
In this case there are three issues for decision:
1. Are the Debtors, Leonard W. and Helen G. Snellings, husband and wife (Debtors) each entitled to claim a $5,000.00 homestead exemption pursuant to Virginia Code § 34-1 et seq.t
2. Are the Debtors entitled pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f) of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, to have the Plaintiff’s judgment lien avoided as to the claimed exemptions sought to be allowed in Paragraph 1?
3. When the above questions are resolved, what is the status of Plaintiff’s claim herein?
The Debtors…
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