Legal Opinion
In Re Magnus
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 26, 1988No. 19-11412PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
THOMAS M. TWARDOWSKI, Bankruptcy Judge.
The trustee has objected to the claim of the debtors to exempt under 11 U.S.C. § 522(d) a distribution check from debtor-husband's now-terminated pension plan. We hold that the total amount of the pension distribution may properly be allowed as a § 522(d)(5) exemption. 1
On May 5, 1983, debtors filed their chapter 7 petition and the requisite Schedule B-4 listing exempt property. The Schedule B-4 contained no reference to any pension plan monies, and no reference to § 522(d)(5) or § 522(d)(10). On June 20th of that year, debtors amended…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- In the Matter of Richard L. Kochell, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- In Re DonaghyUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1981
- In Re MillerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1983
- Yoder v. United States (In Re Yoder)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
- In Re RidingUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Utah · 1984
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3Cited by16 opinions
- In Re HallUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · 1993
- Matter of VelisDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
- In Re HanesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1994
- In Re TomkoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- In Re CramerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
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