Legal Opinion
In re Cook
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida
Decided December 2, 2013No. CASE NO.: 11-50287-KKSPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION OVERRULING OBJECTIONS TO DEBTORS’ CLAIM OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION (Doc. 68 & 69)
KAREN K. SPECIE, United States Bankruptcy Judge
A few months before filing their Chapter 7 petition the Debtors received an income tax refund of almost $185,000. They used $155,000 of the refund to make the down payment on a permanent home and another $20,000 to make needed repairs and improvements. During this time the Debtors were temporarily living in a mobile home and were liable on a commercial bank loan of about $3 million. The bank had not yet sued them, but had demanded payment. When loan…
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