Legal Opinion
Cannon v. Cannon
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided October 31, 2000No. 00-8292-CIV-JORDANPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER VACATING BANKRUPTCY JUDGE’S DECISION CONCERNING AVOIDANCE OF LIEN
JORDAN, District Judge.
Bonnie Cannon holds a $90,000 judgment hen on the homestead property of her former husband, Jack Cannon. Mr. Cannon appeals from Bankruptcy Judge Steven Friedman’s ruling that, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1)(A), he could avoid only $25,000 of the $90,000 lien. Because I conclude that Mr. Cannon cannot use § 522(f)(1)(A) to avoid Ms. Cannon’s lien, Judge Friedman’s ruling is vacated.
I. The Underlying Dissolution Proceedings
Prior to marrying Ms. Cannon in 1973, Mr. Cannon purchased a home in…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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