Legal Opinion
In Re Dore
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California
Decided February 8, 1991No. 19-00601PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
JOHN J. HARGROVE, Bankruptcy Judge.
Presently before the court is the motion of debtor Esther Merino Dore (“debtor”) to avoid the judicial lien of Mission Federal Credit Union (“Mission Federal”) pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1). At issue is the amount of the homestead exemption available to debtor. Debtor claims she is entitled to a $45,000 homestead exemption because she cares for her adult son, while Mission Federal contends that debtor is only entitled to a $30,000 homestead because she resides in the house by herself and not as part of a “family unit” as defined by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Galvan v. Galvan (In Re Galvan)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- In Re WhitmanUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · 1989
- Telefilm, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
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