Dykstra Exterior, Inc. v. Nestlen (In Re Nestlen)
Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
RASURE, Bankruptcy Judge.
Creditor Dykstra Exterior, Inc. (“Dyks-tra”) appeals an order of the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Oklahoma overruling Dykstra’s objection to the homestead exemption claimed by Debtors Mark and Catherine Nestlen (the “Nest-lens”). 1 We AFFIRM.
I. BACKGROUND
The Nestlens filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on December 1, 2009 (the “Petition Date”). 2 On their amended Schedule C, they claimed their homestead, which they valued at $275,000, as fully exempt under Oklahoma law. 3 Dykstra objected to the exemption,…
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