Legal Opinion
In Re Worth
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas
Decided June 13, 1989No. 19-30485PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF OPINION ON MOTION TO AVOID JUDICIAL LIEN
JOHN C. AKARD, Bankruptcy Judge.
James Roy Worth (Debtor) seeks to avoid the lien held by his former wife, Lois Rogers (Rogers), which she obtained in connection with their divorce. He asserts that the lien is a judicial lien which impairs his exempt property and, thus, is avoidable under § 522(f)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code. 1
FACTS
The Debtor and Rogers were married on November 2, 1962. During the marriage they purchased, owned and operated Accent Cleaners in Amarillo, Texas. The Debtor still operates the business.
The Debtor filed for divorce…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Free v. BlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- In the Matter of Roy Stewart Nunnally, Bankrupt. Mary Elizabeth Nunnally, Appellant-Cross v. Roy Stewart Nunnally, Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Jeanine M. BOYD, F/K/A Jeanine Boyd Robinson, Appellant, v. Bruce G. ROBINSON, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- E. Deborah Stout v. Elliott PrusselCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- In the Matter of Robert Henry Allen, Jr., and Mary Lou Allen, Debtors. Robert Henry Allen, Jr., and Mary Lou Allen v. Hale County State BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by7 opinions
- In Re Gerald J. Sanderfoot, Debtor. Jeanne Farrey, F/k/a Jeanne Sanderfoot, Objector-Appellant v. Gerald J. Sanderfoot, Debtor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Boggess v. Boggess (In Re Boggess)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · 1989
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- In Re NortonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · 1995
- In Re BuffingtonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · 1994
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