Odes Ho Kim v. Dome Entertainment Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
PRISCILLA R. OWEN, Circuit Judge:
A non-debtor spouse contends that her homestead rights in the Texas residence that she shares with her husband, the debtor in bankruptcy, preclude a forced sale of the property and alternatively, that if a sale occurs, she must be compensated for the loss of her homestead interest in the property. The district court affirmed the bankruptcy court’s holding that the non-debtor spouse’s homestead rights were limited to the dollar amount of the exemption in 11 U.S.C. § 522(p). The district court also affirmed the bankruptcy court’s holding that there was no…
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