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In Re Kaplan

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida.

Decided October 6, 2005No. 18-24468PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER SUSTAINING TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO CLAIMED EXEMPTIONS

ROBERT A. MARK, Chief Judge.

After reading the several hundred pages of text in the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (the “Reform Act”), one conclusion is inescapable. The new law is not a model of clarity. Implementing the changes will present a daunting challenge to judges, clerk’s offices, attorneys and the parties who seek relief in the bankruptcy court after October 17, 2005, the date most of the provisions become effective.

One issue which has already arisen involves the new…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Ardestani v. Immigration & Naturalization ServiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Lynch v. OverholserSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In Re PrestoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Texas · 2007
  2. In Re KaneUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · 2006
  3. In Re RasmussenUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2006
  4. In Re VirissimoUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · 2005
  5. In Re BlairUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · 2005

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