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· 9/28/2023

El Pueblo De Puerto Rico v. Aponte Ramos, Jose Carlos

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  • holding that after time to file objection has run, exemption cannot be contested, “whether or not [the debtor] had a colorable statutory basis for claiming it”
  • holding that a failure to object to exemption claims within the time provided under Bankruptcy Rule 4003(b) acts as a bar to later objections
  • holding that, unless a party in interest objects, property claimed as exempt is deemed exempt, even absent a colorable statutory basis for claiming the exemption
  • holding that failure to timely object to an exemption precludes a challenge to such an exemption
  • holding that failure to timely object constitutes a waiver of the right to contest the debtor’s exemption claim
  • holding that a Chapter 7 trustee could not contest the validity of claimed exemptions after the 30-day period for objecting had expired and no extension had been obtained

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