Legal Opinion
In re Meguerditchian
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 28, 2017No. Case No. 15-13288-FJBPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON OBJECTIONS TO CLAIM OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
Frank J. Bailey, United States Bankruptcy Judge
In his case under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code, the debtor has claimed a Massachusetts homestead exemption in the amount of $500,000, and the chapter 13 trustee and two creditors have now objected to that exemption, arguing that 11 U.S.C. § 522(p)(l) limits the available exemption to $155,675 because, as the debtor concedes, he acquired all his interest in the exempted property, his principal residence, during the 1215-day period before he filed his bankruptcy petition. The…
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