Legal Opinion
In re Mickens
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided October 20, 2017No. Case No. BT 15-01872PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OVERRULING TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO DEBTORS’ AMENDED EXEMPTIONS
James W. Boyd, United States Bankruptcy Judge
I. INTRODUCTION AND ISSUE PRESENTED.
Douglas and Jeanette Mickens (the “Debtors”) were seventy-three and eighty-four years old, respectively,1 when they filed their voluntary petition under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code2 in March of 2015. They have owned their home on E. 32 Road in Wexford County, Michigan (the “Property”) since December 10,1993.
- Three days prior to filing their chapter 7 case, on the advice of their bankruptcy counsel, the Debtors executed and recorded a quit…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Law v. SiegelSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
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- In Re Gerald Dale Burns and Linda Jane Burns, Debtors. Andrew W. Suhar v. Gerald Dale Burns and Linda Jane Burns, Imc Mortgage CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2003
- Stornawaye Financial Corp. v. HillCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
- 12 Collier bankr.cas.2d 525, Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,332 in the Matter of Terry Grosslight D/B/A Kay Bee Construction Company. Liberty State Bank and Trust, a Michigan Banking Corporation v. Terry Grosslight and Sandra GrosslightCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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