Legal Opinion
In Re Bell-Breslin
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 17, 2002No. 19-12500PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION SUSTAINING OBJECTIONS TO DEBTOR’S EXEMPTION OF JEWELRY
JAMES F. SCHNEIDER, Chief Judge.
Richard M. Kremen, the Chapter 7 trustee objected to the exemptibility of rings given to the debtor by her non-filing spouse. Ruth M. Walsh, a creditor, also objected. For the reasons set forth, both objections will be sustained.
The question presented is whether rings given by a husband to his wife after marriage became her sole property, so that the wife’s Chapter 7 trustee may administer them as property of her estate for the benefit of the wife’s creditors. The debtor argued that the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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