Legal Opinion

In Re Irwin

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona

Decided April 28, 2003No. 02-16004-PHX-RJHPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RANDOLPH J. HAINES, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Trustee objects to the Debtors’ claim that their motor home is an exempt homestead. Because the Court concludes that a motor home can satisfy the definition and purpose of Arizona’s homestead law, the Court denies the objection and upholds the homestead claim.

Debtors John and Esther Irwin claim their motor home as an exempt homestead pursuant Arizona Revised Statutes (“A.R.S”) § 33-110KA). 1 Robert Mac-Kenzie, the Chapter 7 Trustee, objects on the ground that Arizona’s homestead exemption extends to mobile homes but not motor homes.

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2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Matcha v. WinnCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1981
  2. In Re MeolaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1993
  3. Miami Country Day School v. BakstDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  4. Wuicich v. Solomon-Wickersham Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1916
  5. In Re ScudderUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · 1989

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. In Re TullarUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · 2010
  5. Heers v. Parsons (In Re Heers)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2015

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