In Re Chandler’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “[Cjreating a separate class of debtors for purposes of claiming exemptions based on the length of time such debtors have lived in a particular state [does not violate] the Uniformity Clause ... because: 1) the law is uniformly applicable to any debtor that relocates from one state to another; 2) the class of debtors ensnared by § 522(b)(3)(A) is well defined; 3) it is not a private bankruptcy bill; and 4) the classification is not arbitrary inasmuch as the classification is a Congressional attempt to prohibit debtors from moving to a new state for the purpose of filing bankruptcy.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Varanasi

2. “[A]ny property that is exempt under ... State or local law that is applicable on the date of the filing of the petition at the place in which the debtor's domicile has been located for the 730 days immediately preceding the date of the filing of the petition or if the debtor's domicile has not been located at a single.State for such 730-day period, the place in which the debtor's domicile was located for 180 days immediately preceding the 730-day period or for a longer portion of such 180-day period than in any other place.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Drummond v. Urban (In Re Urban)

3. “Under current bankruptcy law, debtors living in certain States can shield from their creditors virtually all of the equity in their homes. In light of this, some debtors actually relocate to these states just to take advantage of their “mansion loophole” laws. S. 256 closes this loophole for abuse by requiring a debtor to be a domiciliary in the state for at least two years before he or she can claim that state’s homestead exemption; the current requirement can be as little as 91 days.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Beckwith