Legal Opinion
In re Rody
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona
Decided February 6, 2012No. 4:11-bk-17790-JMMPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
JAMES M. MARLAR, Chief Judge.
Dean Rody and Soroya Mohammadpour (“Debtors”) claimed various items of personal property exempt under 11 U.S.C. § 522(d). The chapter 7 Trustee objected that the Debtors were required to claim the Arizona exemptions, which, he asserted, applied beyond state borders (ECF No. 30). It was undisputed that Debtors, who had moved to Massachusetts prepetition, met the domiciliary requirements of the Bankruptcy Code for application of the Arizona exemptions. Debtors responded, however, that Arizona’s “opt-out” statute for use of the state exemptions was…
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