ERVIN, Circuit Judge:
Oliver and Isabelle Cheeseman appeal an order of the bankruptcy court denying Mrs. Cheeseman status as a "householder" or "head of a family" as defined by Virginia law, Va.Code § 34-1 (Supp.1980), and thus precluding her from being entitled to the Virginia homestead exemption. Va.Code § 34-4 (Supp.1980). We reverse.
I.
In June 1980, Oliver and Isabelle Cheeseman filed a joint voluntary petition in bankruptcy pursuant...
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