Legal Opinion
In Re Stone
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington
Decided September 17, 1990No. 08-01912PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN A. ROSSMEISSL, Bankruptcy Judge:
Background
This trilogy of cases presents various issues regarding a debtor’s power under Section 522(f)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code to avoid liens awarded to the debtor’s former spouse to secure a property division in the course of a marital dissolution. 1 These cases have been consolidated for argument and decision for the convenience of the court. § 522(f)(1) allows the avoiding of “judicial liens” to the extent such liens impair the debtor’s exemptions.
These cases present variations on the same theme. In the case of In re Jeffrey B.…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- United States v. John Allan CrawleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- In Re Lamar Barclay Pine, Sr., and Shirlene Tucker Pine, Debtors. Melvin Giles and Wanda Giles, Debtors v. Credithrift of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Norwest Bank Nebraska, N.A. v. TvetenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- In Re Robert N. Brown and Barbara Bex Brown, Debtors. Barbara Bex Brown v. Virginia M. Dellinger, Individually and D/B/A Dellinger Art & AntiquesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Jeanine M. BOYD, F/K/A Jeanine Boyd Robinson, Appellant, v. Bruce G. ROBINSON, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Official Committee of Subordinated Bondholders v. Integrated Resources, Inc. (In Re Integrated Resources, Inc.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- In Re Donald Wate CATLI, Debtor. ESTATE OF Evelyn Eileen CATLI, Appellant, v. Donald Wate CATLI, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- Ramirez v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1991
- In Re AntellUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
- Davis v. Davis (In Re Davis)District Court, N.D. Texas · 1995
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