Legal Opinion
In Re Brown
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas
Decided September 17, 2003No. 19-20055PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HARLIN D. HALE, Bankruptcy Judge.
May the Debtors, who reside on a military base, utilize Bankruptcy Code § 522(d)(1) and claim a timeshare at a vacation resort as exempt?
Factual Background
The facts are undisputed. Debtors, Richard Allen Brown and Dawn Marie Brown, have their primary residence on a Texas military base. They elected the federal exemptions and seek to exempt their interest in a timeshare located in Orlando, Florida, referred to in their schedules as the “Seaworld Timeshare.” Debtors use this timeshare as a temporary vacation home for, at most, two weeks a year…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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