Legal Opinion
In Re Franklin
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided May 29, 1997No. 19-04785PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
EUGENE R. WEDOFF, Bankruptcy Judge.
Three Chapter 7 cases are now before the court on the debtors’ motions to avoid liens on wages deducted pursuant to an Illinois collection law. The motions are all grounded in § 522(f) of the Bankruptcy Code (Title 11, U.S.C.). Because of a recent change in Illinois law regarding the exemptibility of such wages, the court questioned whether § 522(f) remained applicable, and provided the debtors an opportunity to brief the question. Having considered the briefs submitted by the debtors, the court concludes that, given the change in…
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