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IN RE FISHER

Bankruptcy No. 5-82-00460.

27 B.R. 71 (1983)

In re Francis D. FISHER, Debtor.

United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania.

January 24, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Doran, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., for plaintiff-debtor.

Joseph B. Finlay, Jr., Wilkes-Barre, Pa., for defendants-objectors.

OPINION

THOMAS C. GIBBONS, Bankruptcy Judge:

The issue presented in this case is whether a debtor may change his election of exemptions under the Bankruptcy Code (the Code) from those offered under state law to those specifically enumerated under the Code, subsequent to a creditor's objection to one of the debtor's claimed state exemptions. We find that he can.

The debtor filed a petition for relief under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code on June...

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