In Re Thompson

HAL J. BONNEY, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

By this case of first impression under the Bankruptcy Code, for cases filed on or after October 1, 1979, the trustee objects to the wife’s claimed exemptions on the grounds she “is not gainfully employed.” He does not object to the exemptions claimed by the husband, Cleveland Russell Thompson.

The trustee’s position is plainly without merit. Exemptions, Federal or State, are accorded each individual debtor.

“This section shall apply separately with respect to each debtor in a joint case.” 11 U.S.C. 522(m)

We need hardly broach the basic proposition that the…