Jones v. Heskett (In Re Jones)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
MEYERS, Bankruptcy Judge:
I
The bankruptcy court held that in determining whether a judgment hen attached to a debtor’s property under California law, the equity in the property should be determined as of the date the debtor filed her bankruptcy petition. The debtor appealed, contending that the equity should have been determined ón the date the abstract of judgment was recorded.
We AFFIRM.
II
FACTS
The facts in this matter are undisputed. Virginia Jones (“Debtor”) and her husband Brian Jones (“Jones”) acquired a residence in Berkeley, California in 1976. The residence was encumbered…
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