Legal Opinion
In Re Evans
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas
Decided October 29, 1982No. 00-33982PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
BILL H. BRISTER, Bankruptcy Judge.
This memorandum is concerned with the debtor’s entitlement to exemption in personal property encumbered by a lien and with the total value of personal property which a divorced person may claim under Texas exemption laws.
Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code provides that, upon commencement of a bankruptcy case, the property of the debtor becomes property of the bankruptcy estate. However, once the property becomes a part of the estate the debtor is allowed to exempt certain property. A debtor may claim the exemptions listed in § 522(d) of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Roco v. GreenTexas Supreme Court · 1878
- In the Matter of Thomas Yale McManus and Betty Sue Smith McManus Bankrupts. Thomas Yale McManus and Betty Sue Smith McManus v. Avco Financial Services of Louisiana, Inc., in the Matter of Wallace Gipson and Bobbie Phenix Gipson, Bankrupts. Blazer Financial Services, Inc., Creditor/appellant v. Wallace Gipson and Bobbie Phenix Gipson, Debtors/appelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Hutchenrider v. SmithTexas Commission of Appeals · 1922
- H. P. Drought & Co. v. StallworthCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1907
- Rutherford v. MothershedCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1906
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- In Re LillardUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1984
- In Re RaccaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1984
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