In Re Jackson

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

ALFRED C. HAGAN, Chief Judge.

In their schedules the chapter 7 debtors, Arlen Jackson and JoAnn Jackson, each claim a $1,500.00 exemption in the same automobile for a total claimed exemption in the automobile of $3,000.00. The chapter 7 trustee objects to the amount of the claimed exemption, contending the debtors are entitled only to the $1,500.00 exemption as afforded by Idaho Code § 11 — 605(3). 1

Each debtor filing a joint petition is entitled to claim exemptions. 11 U.S.C. § 522(m); 2 In the Matter of Franco, 91 I.B.C.R. 126 (Bankr.D.Idaho 1991).

While joint debtors…