Legal Opinion
In re the Bankruptcy Petition of Wieber
Washington Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 2015No. 90331-0PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
¶1 The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington has asked us whether Washington’s homestead exemption law, chapter 6.13 RCW, applies extraterritorially to real property located in other states. We answer this certified question in the negative. We hold that Washington’s homestead exemption law does not apply to real property outside of Washington.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2 The relevant facts in this case are undisputed. Debtors Larry and Rose Wieber filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy relief in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the West*921ern District of…
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