Legal Opinion
In re Delima
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided September 23, 2016No. Case No. 16-11380-RGMPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Robert G. Mayer, United States Bankruptcy Judge
THIS CASE was before the court on the chapter 13 trustee’s objection to debtors’ claim of exemptions (Docket Entry 17). The debtors filed a voluntary petition under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code on April 19, 2016. They scheduled eight checking accounts with balances totaling $21,018.85, and claimed $18,053.63 of that amount as exempt under Va. Code Ann. § 34-29. The trustee objected to the debtors’ claim of exemption.
Under § 34-29, a garnishing creditor may subject up to 25% of a debt- or’s weekly disposable earnings to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Simmons v. HimmelreichSupreme Court of the United States · 2016
- Robert Ranta v. Thomas GormanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2013
- In the Matter of Henry A. Kokoszka, BankruptsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- In Re HanesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1994
- Bernardini v. Central National BankSupreme Court of Virginia · 1982
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