Klein v. Chappell (In Re Chappell)
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RIBLET, Bankruptcy Judge.
We address whether postpetition appreciation of exempt property is to be treated the same under the federal exemption scheme as under a state’s exemption scheme. We conclude that controlling Ninth Circuit authority involving state homestead exemptions, which holds that the bankruptcy estate is entitled to postpe-tition appreciation in excess of the maximum value permitted to be exempted under the statutory authority invoked by the debtor, applies with equal force to exemptions taken under the federal exemption scheme. The factual differences between existing…
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