Legal Opinion

In re: Victor Manuel Villanueva Ojeda and Angelita Rivera Colon

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided April 15, 2026No. 25-04468Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 1 FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO 2 IN RE: 3 4 VICTOR MANUEL VILLANUEVA OJEDA CASE NO. 25-04468 (MCF) 5 ANGELITA RIVERA COLON 6 CHAPTER 13 7 Debtors 8 OPINION AND ORDER 9 Upon the Chapter 13 Trustee’s objection to the homestead exemption under Puerto Rico 10 law, the court addresses its substantive and procedural requirements. We deny the objection for 11 the ensuing reasons. 12 I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY 13 The Debtors, Victor Manuel Villanueva Ojeda and Angelita Rivera Colon, filed for 14 bankruptcy protection under Chapter 13 on September 30, 2025 (Docket…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Gasperini v. Center for Humanities, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Christo v. Yellin (In Re Christo)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 1999
  4. Advanced Coatings, International, Inc. v. Johnson (In re Johnson)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · 2013
  5. Bones Cruz v. Purcell SolerSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 2016

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