IN RE JEFFERIES

BAP No. WW-11-1484-HKiJu. Bankruptcy No. 11-42206.

468 B.R. 373 (2012)

In re Jack Sherman JEFFERIES, Debtor. Jack Sherman Jefferies, Appellant, v. Charles D. Carlson, Chapter 7 Trustee, Appellee.

United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 30, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger J. Sharp of Sharp Law Professional Corporation argued for Appellant Jack Sherman Jefferies.

Charles D. Carlson of Carlson & Thacker, PLLC, Vancouver, WA, argued for Appellee Charles D. Carlson, Chapter 7 Trustee.

Before: HOLLOWELL, KIRSCHER and JURY, Bankruptcy Judges.


OPINION

HOLLOWELL, Bankruptcy Judge.

The debtor appeals the bankruptcy court's order sustaining the chapter 71 trustee's objection to his homestead exemption claim. The debtor contended that an equalizing judgment he received in exchange for the transfer of his residence to his ex-wife in a dissolution decree constituted proceeds of the voluntary sale of his homestead, protected by the...

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