Drenttel v. Jensen-Carter (In Re Drenttel)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Eighth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
FEDERMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
Debtors Bradley and Mary Drenttel appeal an order of the bankruptcy court sustaining the Chapter 7 trustee’s objection to their claim of exemption in a homestead. We reverse.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
In April of 2003, Bradley and Mary Drenttel’s daughter died in an automobile accident, and they became guardians of their two-year old grandson. In June of that same year they sold their home in Minnesota and moved to Arizona where, on June 19, 2003, they closed on a home purchased for $181,682.00. On July 17, 2003, they filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition in the District of…
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