Legal Opinion
In re Canto
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 14, 2012No. 12-10595-WCHPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*372DECISION ON OBJECTIONS TO DEBTOR’S CLAIM OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AND DEBTOR’S MOTION TO AVOID JUDICIAL LIENS
WILLIAM C. HILLMAN, Bankruptcy Judge.
Nathan W. Canto (“Debtor”) filed this Chapter 13 case on January 26, 2012. He listed on Schedule A-Real Property a surplus of $162,682.26 (the “Surplus”) from a foreclosure sale of certain real estate formerly owned by him.1 On Schedule C-Property Claimed as Exempt, he claimed an exemption in the entire Surplus pursuant to M.G.L.C. 188, § 1.2
Several things followed from the claim of exemption. First, Debtor moved “To Avoid the Judicial Liens of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Dean v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Commonwealth v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Commissioner of Corporations & Taxation v. WillistonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- State Tax Commission v. FittsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Davis v. MazzuchelliMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
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- Mateer v. Ostrander (In re Mateer)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2015