In Re Moneer

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOHN H. SQUIRES, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter comes before the Court on the objection to claim of exemption filed by Brenda Porter Helms, the Chapter 7 Trustee (the “Trustee”) for the estate of Dr. Yusuf Moneer (the “Debtor”), and the Debtor’s response in opposition thereto. At issue is whether the Debtor abandoned his claimed homestead in the property he formerly occupied as his home thereby losing his claimed exemption under 735 ILCS 5/12-901. For the following reasons the Court finds that the Debtor voluntarily abandoned the homestead. Consequently, the Court hereby…