Turpen v. Rouse

KRESSEL, Chief Judge.

Mark Troy Turpén appeals from a May 29, 2012 bankruptcy court1 order sustaining the trustee’s Objection to Debtor’s Claim of Exemptions and granting the trustee’s Motion to Compel Turnover. The bankruptcy court ruled that Turpen’s claimed exemption of $1,050.00 for three unrelated children ($350.00 each) living in his house did not fall within the ambit of Missouri Revised Statute § 513.440 and that an amount to be calculated and agreed upon by the parties based on the sustained objection was property of the estate and must be turned over to the trustee, Norman E. Rouse.…