Legal Opinion
Stornawaye Financial Corp. v. Hill
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 1, 2009No. 08-9006PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This bankruptcy appeal concerns a matter of first impression at the circuit court level. The pivotal question is this: May a debtor’s homestead exemption be denied, under 11 U.S.C. § 522(g), with respect to residential property fraudulently transferred but voluntarily reconveyed pre-petition in response to efforts of a creditor? The bankruptcy court answered this question affirmatively. The bankruptcy appellate panel (the BAP) disagreed, holding that section 522(g) does not authorize a denial of the exemption in these circumstances. In re Hill, 387 B.R. 339 (1st Cir.BAP…
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