Storey v. Bradford Furniture Co., Inc.

OPINION

WHITE, Justice.

I. QUESTION CERTIFIED

Pursuant to Rule 23 of the Tennessee Supreme Court Rules, 1 we have accepted a question certified to us by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. The bankruptcy court has asked:

Which of the following is the correct interpretation of Tenn.Code Ann. § 26-2-111(1)(E):(1) Once asserted in any judicial proceeding, the exemption in alimony described in Tenn.Code Ann. § 26-2-lll(l)(E) is effective with respect to all subsequent executions, seizures or attachments of alimony; or(2) The exemption in alimony described in…