Legal Opinion
In Re Pontius
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided December 22, 2009No. 20-00192PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION REGARDING CONSTITUTIONALITY OF MICHIGAN BANKRUPTCY SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS
JAMES D. GREGG, Chief Judge.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND.
On May 8, 2008, Sharon Kay Pontius (“Debtor”) filed a petition for relief under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. 1 In Schedule A, the Debtor lists among her assets a fee simple interest in a house and lot in Kalamazoo, Michigan (the “Property”). The Debtor values the Property at $70,000 and alleges it is encumbered by a mortgage and a tax lien totaling $26,415. The Debtor is unmarried.
The Debtor seeks to exempt $31,900 of the value of the Property as…
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