Legal Opinion

In re Chesler

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided September 27, 2016No. Case No. 16-10761-RGMPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Robert G. Mayer, United States Bankruptcy Judge

THIS CASE is before the court on the chapter 7 trustee’s objection to the debt- or’s homestead exemption in personal property. The trustee argues that the debtor did not fully comply with Va.Code (1950) § 34-14 which addresses how personal property is set apart for purposes of the homestead exemption. Va.Code (1950) § 34-4. The debtor recorded a homestead deed in 1991 and a second homestead deed in this case. The second homestead deed omitted the information about the first homestead deed which is required by § 34-14.

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Lester Shackman Shirkey, Jr. v. John G. Leake, TrusteeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
  2. In Re: Quy Van Nguyen, Debtor. Robert G. Mayer, Trustee-Appellant v. Quy Van Nguyen, Debtor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2000
  3. In Re WaltripDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1966
  4. South Hill Production Credit Ass'n v. HudsonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1940
  5. In Re HeaterUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995

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