Legal Opinion
In Re Roberts
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine
Decided January 7, 1983No. 19-10019PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
FREDERICK A. JOHNSON, Bankruptcy Judge.
The trustee objects to the debtor’s claimed exemption in an interest in a mortgage in the principal amount of $5,000.00. The mortgage note is secured by a mortgage deed on the real estate where the debtor’s ex-wife and children reside. The debtor claims a homestead exemption in the proceeds of the mortgage as an interest “in real or personal property ... a dependent of the debtor uses as a residence.” 1
The debtor and his former wife, Terry L. Roberts, were divorced in 1981. Prior to the divorce, they jointly owned a home in Yarmouth,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pettengill v. TuroSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1963
- Martel v. BearceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- Smith v. VarneySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1973
- First Auburn Trust Co. v. BuckSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1940
- Wilkins v. FrenchSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1841
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3Cited by3 opinions
- In Re ColeUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1995
- Duprey v. Eagle Lake Water & Sewer DistrictSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1992
- Rouillard v. Tardiff (In Re Tardiff)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1984