Legal Opinion
In Re Webber
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 20, 2002No. 15-30807PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION ON TRUSTEE’S OBJECTION TO CLAIM OF HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION
CAROL J. KENNER, Bankruptcy Judge.
The issue presented by the Trustee objection to the Debtor’s claim of a homestead exemption under the Massachusetts homestead statute, G.L. c. 188, § 1, is this: whether the estate of homestead ceases to exist when the owner who validly acquired it ceases both occupying the property and intending to occupy it as his or her princi pal residence but the owner’s spouse and children continue to occupy the property as their principal residence. For the reasons set forth below, this Court…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dwyer v. CempellinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Ross v. RossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Opinion of the Justices to the SenateMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Sheffer v. ShefferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Silloway v. BrownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1866
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- In Re HydeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2005
- In Re BartlettUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 2005
- In Re EdwardsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 2002
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