Seibold v. Warehouse Leasing Associates

By JUDGE WILLARD I. WALKER

This matter is before the court for a determination of whether certain personal property of Ruth Z. Seibold is exempt from claims of creditors.

Ruth Z. Seibold is seeking to protect from her creditors a diamond ring and pieces of sterling silverware under the so-called "Poor Debtor’s Exemption" provisions of § 34-26 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. Mrs. Seibold lives with her husband and child, and her husband has not already claimed the exemption.

The applicable statute reads as follows:

[E]very householder residing in this state shall be entitled to hold…