In re Frederick

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION1

ARTHUR I. HARRIS, Bankruptcy Judge.

This matter is currently before the Court on the Chapter 7 trustee’s amended objection to the debtor’s claim of exemption (Docket # 17) and the debtor’s response (Docket # 33). At issue is whether Ohio Revised Code §§ 2329.66(A)(6)(c) and 3917.05 permit the debtor to exempt the proceeds of a group life insurance policy, originally provided by the debtor’s employer and covering the life of the debtor’s spouse, paid to the debtor as the beneficiary of his deceased spouse. For the reasons that follow, the Court overrules the trustee’s…