In Re Arnhoelter

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER ON OBJECTION TO EXEMPTIONS

SUSAN V. KELLEY, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue in this Chapter 12 case is whether the Debtor’s homestead exemption trumps a judgment lien that was recorded when the property was owned by the Debtor’s LLC. The facts are not disputed and fairly straightforward. In May 2007, Kiel Veterinary Clinic (“Kiel”) obtained a judgment in the amount of $42,500 against Arnhoelter Dairy, LLC, Aaron C. Arnhoelter (the Debtor here), and his brother Gregory Arnhoelter. At the time that Kiel docketed its judgment, Arnhoelter Dairy, LLC was the title owner of…