IN RE HACKLER

Bankruptcy No. 3-83-01139.

35 B.R. 326 (1983)

In re Gene Callawy HACKLER, Maude Louise Hackler, Debtors.

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Tennessee.

December 22, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cawood & Associates, F. Chris Cawood, Kingston, Tenn., for debtors.

Thomas H. Dickenson, Knoxville, Tenn., trustee pro se.


CLIVE W. BARE, Bankruptcy Judge.

The question presented is whether a husband can claim a homestead exemption in property titled in his wife's name, and in which he owns no interest. 11 U.S.C.A. § 522(b)(2) (1979); Tenn.Code Ann. § 26-2-301 (1980). The facts are not in dispute.

Gene Callawy Hackler and his spouse, Maude Louise Hackler, filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on July 20, 1983. 11 U.S.C.A. §...

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