· 4/26/1996
Wiget v. Nielsen (In Re Nielsen)
Citations
- 197 B.R. 665
- 96 Daily Journal DAR 8807
- 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 5516
- 1996 Bankr. LEXIS 802
- 1996 WL 376853
How courts have described this case
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- plain language of § 522(h) is clear that a debtor has avoidance powers only to the extent that the debtor could have exempted the property
- “The first step is to utilize state law in deciding whether a valid judicial lien attached to the debtor’s property.”
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Judges: Jones, Ollason, Ashland
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