In re Bartlett

MEMORANDUM

JOHN C. MINAHAN, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

Pinnacle Point Development Co. (“Pinnacle”) objects to the Debtor’s homestead exemption on the ground that the Debtor, a divorced individual without children, is no longer a “head of family” under Nebraska law and is thus not eligible to claim a homestead exemption. The objection is overruled.

FACTS

On July 19,1979, the Debtor purchased a house with his wife, Jeanette Bartlett (now Jeanette Hugelman). However, the Debtor and his wife did not purchase the real property on which the house was situated. Instead, they entered into an agreement to…