Legal Opinion
In Re Hogue
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 2009No. 08-02558-GP1-13PublishedCited by 17 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, J.
in which JANICE M. HOLDER, C.J., CORNELIA A. CLARK, GARY R. WADE, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ., joined.
The certified question from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee that we address in this case is: what amount may each member of a married couple with custody of a minor child claim as a homestead exemption, pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 26-2-301(f), in a joint petition for bankruptcy? We hold that the statute allows each individual debtor spouse with custody of a minor child to claim a $25,000 exemption for a combined exemption of…
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