In Re Wagher

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM V. ALTENBERGER, Bankruptcy Judge.

The facts in this case are straightforward and not in dispute. The Debtor and his wife held property in joint tenancy. The wife died and title to the joint tenancy property passed to the Debtor. The Debt- or then filed bankruptcy, and pursuant to Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. IIOV2, Para. 15-1 (1985), claimed an exemption of $10,000.00 from the joint tenancy property.

The Debtor cites Matter of Sullivan, 680 F.2d 1131 (7th Cir.1982) for the proposition a debtor’s exemptions are not limited to those found in Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 110, Para. 12-1001…