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In Re Gatto

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida

Decided July 7, 2008No. 07-07394-8W7, 07-06536-8W7, 07-07029-8W7PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM DECISION ON TRUSTEES’ OBJECTIONS TO DEBTORS’ CLAIMS OF EXEMPTIONS

MICHAEL G. WILLIAMSON, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Trustees’ objections to the Debtors’ claims of exemptions in these three eases present issues as to the interpretation of the expanded personal property exemption recently enacted under section 222.25(4) of the Florida Statutes. 1 This provision adds a new subparagraph four to section 222.25, 2 which provides: “[t]he following property is exempt from ... legal process: ... (4)[a] debtor’s interest in personal property, not to exceed $4,000, if the debt- or does not claim or…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1935
  4. In Re: Leroy Charles Griffith, Debtor. Leroy Charles Griffith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
  5. United States v. Gold Star Medical ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. In Re FranzeseUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2008
  2. In Re BennettUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2008
  3. In Re MagelitzUnited States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida · 2008
  4. In Re MoralesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 2008
  5. Osborne v. DumoulinSupreme Court of Florida · 2011

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