Legal Opinion

In re Ward

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York

Decided December 27, 2018No. Case No.: 8-16-72793-lasPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Louis A. Scarcella, United States Bankruptcy Judge

This matter is before the Court on the objection of the chapter 7 trustee, Robert L. Pryor Esq., to the homestead exemption claimed by the debtor in her residence located at 17 Laurelton Avenue, Lake Grove, New York ("Lake Grove Property") pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(b),1 New York Debtor and Creditor Law § 282,2 and New York Civil Practice Law and Rules § 5206,3 and Bankruptcy Rule 4003(b). Specifically, the trustee asserts that the debtor cannot claim a homestead exemption because prior to filing her bankruptcy case she entered into a…

2Cases cited37 opinions

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