In Re Smith

OPINION

LEWIS M. KILLIAN, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.

This is a Chapter 7 case in which the trustee is seeking a determination as to the extent of the estate’s interest in a 1972 Volkswagon automobile titled in the debt- or’s name. Also at issue is a lien on the vehicle in favor of Grace and Vernon Thom-sen, the debtor’s parents.

The facts in this case are not disputed. The debtor is a single mother with two daughters. When the youngest daughter reached the age of sixteen (16), her grandparents, the Thomsens, decided to purchase an automobile for her use. The 1972 Volkswagon was purchased by the…