Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in 11 United States Code, Section 522(b), a debtor may exempt from property of the debtor's estate under 11 United States Code only that property exempt under 11 United States Code, Section 522(b)(3)(A) and (B), except that any debtor eligible for a residence exemption under section 4422, subsection 1, paragraph A-1 may exempt the amount allowed in that paragraph.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, § 4426
Exemptions in bankruptcy proceedings
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case In Re Grindal (1983)
Most recently applied in In Re Petit (November 1994)
PL 1981, c. 431, §2 (NEW)
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