In re Vierstra’s Empirical Analysis
2013
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 101 (Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005) · 11 U.S.C. § 522 · 11 U.S.C. § 541
Relies on Taylor v. Freeland & Kronz · Mercer v. Monzack · Newman v. White (In Re Newman) · In re Gordon · Gordon v. Pappalardo (In re Gordon)
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“[P]ursuant to § 522(b)(1), a Massachusetts debtor may exempt interests in certain property from the bankruptcy estate by electing either the exemption scheme set forth in § 522(b)(2) (those listed in § 522(d)) or § 522(b)(3) (the”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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