In re Brien

DECISION

DALE E. IHLENFELDT, Bankruptcy Judge.

The trustee, Henry Dorman, and St. Mary’s Medical Center, Inc. (St. Mary’s), the sole creditor to have filed a claim in this case, have objected to the debtor’s claimed exemption of $59,611.50 awarded to her in settlement of a worker’s compensation claim submitted by her deceased husband, Marvin Brien (Brien). Other disputes between the parties regarding claimed exemptions have been resolved. The debtor initially claimed the money exempt under § 815.18(31) of the Wisconsin general exemption statutes.1 She later amended her schedules so as to claim…