In Re Dixon

ORDER

DAVID P. McDONALD, Bankruptcy Judge.

This case is before the Court on Trustee’s objection to Debtor’s attempt to exempt $15,000.00 that his ex-spouse owes him pursuant to a divorce decree (the “Divorce Decree”) under Missouri’s homestead exemption. Because there is no link between the $15,000.00 in dispute and Debtor’s portion of the equity in the real property that is the subject of the Divorce Decree, the Court will sustain Trustee’s objection.

The Circuit Court of St. Louis County (the “State Court”) entered the Divorce Decree on December 14, 2004. The State Court awarded the marital…