Legal Opinion
Matter of Barnes
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided June 10, 1980No. Bankruptcy 79-1614 CPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO CLAIM OF EXEMPTIONS
ALEXANDER L. PASKAY, Bankruptcy Judge.
THE MATTER in controversy involves the right of Hazel Mary Barnes, one of the Debtors involved in the above-captioned proceeding to her right to exemptions which is challenged by the Trustee on the ground that under the applicable law of this State, Art. 10, § 4 of the Constitution of the State of Florida, she is not entitled to any exemptions because she is not the head of a family.
Ordinarily, a debtor would have the option of claiming the federal exemptions set forth in § 522(d) of the Code or the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Solomon v. DavisSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- In Re Kionka's EstateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
- Anderson v. GarberDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
- Abernathy v. GruppoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re CarrUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida · 1982
- Matter of LamerandUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1982
- Nationwide Financial Corp. v. WildeCircuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida · 1984