In the Matter of Janis A. Claflin, A/K/A Janis Armstrong, Debtor. Hillock Homes, Inc. v. Janis A. Claflin, A/K/A Janis Armstrong

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas which overruled a judgment creditor’s objection to appel-lee’s claim of homestead exemption in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding. We reverse, holding that the property was not appellee’s homestead when the creditor’s judgment lien was perfected against it.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In August 1977, appellee Janis Armstrong (now Janis Claflin) purchased a townhome in Houston (Houston Property) while separated from her previous husband. She lived there with her three…