IN RE ROWE

BAP No. NV-99-1072-BuRyK. Bankruptcy No. 97-30082.

236 B.R. 11 (1999)

In re Donald Nelson ROWE; Uka Yvette Rowe, Debtors. Donald Nelson Rowe, Appellant, v. Ione Jackman, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellee.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit.

Decided July 9, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Lehners, Reno, NV, for Donald Nelson Rowe, appellants.

Terrill R. Dory, Reno, NV, for Ione Jackson, appellees.

Before BUFFORD, RYAN, and KLEIN, Bankruptcy Judges.


OPINION

BUFFORD, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In this case we must decide whether the language in the Nevada homestead statute limits joint debtors, who are living apart, to a single homestead exemption, or whether joint debtors may each claim a homestead exemption in their separate homes. The bankruptcy court held that joint debtors may claim only a single homestead exemption under Nevada law. We AFFIRM.

II. FACTS

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