Tolz v. Prestwood (In Re Prestwood)

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

THOMAS S. UTSCHIG, Bankruptcy Judge.

The notion of “home” is an elusive and elastic concept that remains a powerful component of virtually every culture. Emily Dickenson wrote, “Where thou art, that is Home.” Robert Frost observed that “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe claimed, “He is the happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.” And Christian Morgenstern offered, “Home is not where you live, but where they understand you.”

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