Legal Opinion
In Re Brockhouse
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided May 13, 1998No. 19-80099PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
LARRY L. LESSEN, Bankruptcy Judge.
For the reasons set forth in an Opinion entered this day,
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Trustee’s Objection to Exemption be and is hereby denied.
OPINION
The issue before the Court is whether earned income credits are exempt as a “public assistance benefit” pursuant to 735 ILCS 5/12-1001(g)(l).
The Debtor, Lisa Daun Brockhouse, filed her petition pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on January 14, 1998. A divorced mother of two young children, the Debtor makes $12,000 to $13,000 per year. On January 23, 1998, the Debtor filed her 1997 Federal…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Sorenson v. Secretary of the TreasurySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- In the Matter of Richard E. BARKER, Debtor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Hoffman v. SearlesDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1978
- In Re GoertzUnited States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · 1996
- Matter of DavisUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · 1991
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