Legal Opinion
In Re George
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 17, 2010No. 10-34145PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER ON TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO THE DEBTOR’S EXEMPTIONS
SUSAN V. KELLEY, Bankruptcy Judge.
Gayle George (the “Debtor”) lives in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, and she filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition in the Eastern District of Wisconsin on August 30, 2010. Wisconsin debtors can choose their exempt property from either the Wisconsin state exemptions or the federal bankruptcy exemptions under 11 U.S.C. § 522(d). In this case, the Debtor selected the federal exemptions, but the Trustee objected, claiming that she is limited to the Illinois state exemptions, under which one of her…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- In Re UnderwoodUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida · 2006
- Filkins v. NunnemacherWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- In Re AdamsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 2007
- In Re BattleUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 2006
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- Sheehan v. AshDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 2017
- ShellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 2012
- In Re WeltonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2011
- Shell v. YoonDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2013