Legal Opinion
Bartlett v. Giguere (In Re Bartlett)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided April 22, 1994No. 19-10400PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. YACOS, Bankruptcy Judge.
These bankruptcy cases present a common issue of whether a debtor may claim the homestead exemption of $30,000 allowed un der NH law, N.H. RSA 480:1 (effective January 1, 1993), and avoid liens impairing the exemption claim pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1), Bankruptcy Rule 4003, and Local Rule 37, when the hens impairing the exemption claim were granted, recorded, and attached at a time when the debtor’s homestead was subject to the prior homestead exemption amount of $5,000.
The statute, which is identical to the prior statute except for the…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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