In Re Maloney

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DENNIS R. DOW, Bankruptcy Judge.

The matter before the Court in this case is the objection by the Trustee to Debtor’s claim of a homestead exemption in property at 801 S. Rutherford in Macon, Missouri. The Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1334(b) and 157(a) and (b). This is a core proceeding which the Court may hear and determine pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 157(b)(2)(B).

The Trustee contends the Debtor abandoned the property and forfeited her right to claim it as a homestead when she left it in 1987 when she was married and took up residence in her…