Legal Opinion
In re Hewitt
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont
Decided November 8, 2017No. Case # 16-11240PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
Sustaining Objection and Denying Motion to Avoid Lien
Colleen A. Brown, United States Bankruptcy Judge
The Debtor filed a motion to strip the lien of Geico Indemnity Company (“Gei-co”), asserting that Geico’s lien impairs the Debtor’s homestead exemption. Geico objected, contending the Debtor has not met his prima fam burden of proof and, in any event, may not strip Geico’s lien because the Debtor did not own the real property in question when Geico’s lien attached to it. While the Debtor admits he did not hold legal title to the property at the time Geico’s lien attached,…
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