In re Hochman

ORDER ON TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO CLAIMED EXEMPTIONS

THOMAS C. BRITTON, Bankruptcy Judge.

The trustee has objected to the debtor’s claimed exemptions. (C.P. No. 7) The matter was heard on December 19, 1979.

The question presented here is whether the debtor is entitled to claim a personal property exemption up to the amount of $1,000 as provided in § 4, Art. X of the Florida Constitution. That exemption is allowed only to the “head of a family”. The debtor is a widow whose husband died ten years ago and who presently lives alone and provides support only for herself.

Section 222.19(2), Florida…