In re Hampshire
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
*669 MEMORANDUM
ERIC L. FRANK, Chief Judge.
I
Presently before the court is the chapter 7 trustee’s objection to the debtors’ claim of exemptions. The issue presented is whether the husband-debtor has a present property interest, and may claim an exemption pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(b), in the separately owned property of the wife-debtor. The debtors contend that the husband-debtor has such an exemptible property interest by virtue of § 2105 of the Pennsylvania Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code (“the PBEFC”), 20 Pa.C.S. § 2105. As explained below, I conclude that no such exemptible property…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Segal v. RochelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Counties Contracting and Construction Company, Debtor-In-Possession v. Constitution Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- In Re WilsonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1988
- In Re DzielakUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2010
- In Re HopeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
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