Owen v. Owen (In Re Owen)

ORDER ON APPEAL

KOVACHEVICH, District Judge.

This cause is before the Court on appeal from the Order on Motion to Amend or Make Additional Findings entered February 8, 1988, by Bankruptcy Judge Alexander L. Paskay, and request for oral argument. The request for oral argument is denied.

ISSUES:

I. Whether or not the trial court correctly ruled that a debtor could not invalidate a judicial lien, pursuant to § 522(f)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, which preceded debtor’s homestead exemption under Florida law and arose prior to debtor’s acquisition of the subject property.

II. Whether or not the trial…