Legal Opinion
In Re Kaplan
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky
Decided March 26, 2012No. 19-30655PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ALAN C. STOUT, Bankruptcy Judge.
This matter came before the Court for an evidentiary hearing on the Objection to Exemption filed by the Creditor Gary Wade Puckett (hereinafter “Puckett”) and the Motion to Avoid Lien filed by the Debtor. The issues presented were whether the Debtor may claim certain real property exempt under the homestead exemption located in 11 U.S.C. § 522(d)(1). If so, to what extent, if any, does Puckett’s judgment lien impair that exemption and, as such, is avoidable under 11 U.S.C. § 522(f). The Debtor appeared and was represented by counsel, and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Nobelman v. American Savings BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- In Re BrentUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont · 1987
- Makoroff v. Buick (In Re Buick)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1999
- Tyler's v. WilliamsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- In re StonerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 2013