Matter of Estridge

ORDER ON TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO PROPERTY CLAIMED AS EXEMPT

ALEXANDER L. PASKAY, Chief Judge.

The matter under consideration is a right of Phyllis Rae Estridge formerly known as Phyllis Rae Freda, the Debtor involved in the above-captioned Chapter 7 case to exempt certain property from liquidation. The claim of exemptions is challenged by the Trustee on the ground that she does not qualify for exemptions under the applicable local law, Art. X, Fla. Const. ¶ 4 because she is not “head of a household.” Inasmuch as Florida opted out and prohibited the use by its citizens of the newly created…