Matter of Hersch

ORDER ON OBJECTION TO CLAIMED EXEMPTIONS

ALEXANDER L. PASKAY, Chief Judge.

THE MATTER under consideration is a right of Florice Hersch, the Debtor currently involved in the Chapter 7 liquidation case, to claim exemptions under the applicable local law. Her right to exemptions is challenged by a creditor who contends that she is not head of the household and, therefore, she is not entitled to the benefits provided by the exemption laws of this State, Art. X, Sec. 4, Fla.Const.; Sec. 222.01 et seq., Fla.Stat.

The evidence as developed at the final evidentiary hearing reveals that Florice Hersch is…