Legal Opinion
In Re Astin
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided September 4, 1987No. 14-60095PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WILLIAM E. ANDERSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
Before the court is the motion of the debtors, Albert and Cynthia Astin (“the debtors”), to dismiss their joint Chapter 7 case without prejudice.
BACKGROUND
The debtors filed a joint petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on January 16, 1987. They prepared a homestead deed claiming exempt, among other things, federal and state tax refunds they were entitled to. However, they failed to record their homestead deed within the time period prescribed by Va.Code § 34-17 (1987 Cum.Supp.). The debtors’ claims of exemption were, therefore,…
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- In Re SchwartzUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1986
- Matter of WilliamsDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1981
- In Re KleinUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1984
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