Legal Opinion
Hildebrandt v. Collins (In Re Hildebrandt)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit
Decided February 2, 2005No. BAP No. MW 04-043, Bankruptcy No. 03-44401-HJBPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Per curiam
The debtor, Brian P. Hildebrandt (the “Debtor”), appeals from the bankruptcy court’s August 20, 2004 order sustaining the Chapter 7 Trustee’s objection to the Debtor’s claim of homestead exemption in real property under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, § 1. The issue on appeal is whether a homestead survives a conveyance by deed from tenants in common to one of those tenants as a sole owner, absent a reservation of the homestead under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 188, § 7. We AFFIRM the bankruptcy court’s decision.
BACKGROUND
In 2000, the Debtor and a friend, Ann Renaud (“Renaud”), purchased real estate located…
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