IN RE MARESCA

Docket No. 19-3331 August Term, 2020.

982 F.3d 859 (2020)

IN RE: Melissa Ann MARESCA, Debtor. Terry Donovan, Creditor-Appellant, v. Melissa Ann Maresca, Debtor-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: December 14, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeremiah Donovan , Old Saybrook, CT, for Creditor-Appellant.

Gregory F. Arcaro , Grafstein & Arcaro, LLC, New Britain, CT, for Debtor-Appellee.

Before: Newman, Katzmann, and Bianco, Circuit Judges.


A debtor who cannot satisfy her obligations may seek a fresh start through personal bankruptcy. To facilitate this fresh start, and to allow her to "maintain an appropriate standard of living as [she] goes forward after the bankruptcy case," the Bankruptcy Code provides that the debtor may "exempt" certain property from...

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