Neilson v. Laing (In Re Laing)

FINDINGS OF FACTS, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND MEMORANDUM OPINION

ALEXANDER L. PASKAY, Bankruptcy Judge.

THE MATTER under consideration in this Chapter 7 case is a Four-Count Complaint filed by R. Todd Neilson (the Slatkin Trustee) in the above-captioned adversary proceeding.

In Count I of his Complaint, the Slatkin Trustee seeks an Order from this Court declaring that Robert Laing (the Debtor) is not entitled to claim the constitutional protection of his homestead, which is his Condominium located in Naples, Florida, because he was not a bona fide resident of this State on February 25, 2004, when he…