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Timeframe for trustee objecting to an exemption?

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chris7

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What is the name of your state?TX
My understanding is that the trustee has 30 days after the creditors meeting to object to any exemptions claimed or in general to ask for more info about your case. Is this correct? Does this mean that 30 days after our creditors meeting we can breathe a little more easily that our case is not going to have problems with the trustee? I know that creditors have more time to object but I'm more concerned about the trustee getting a bee in his bonnet about something.
 


According to BR4003(b) the trustee has only 30 days to object unless he's asked for and been granted an extension before the 30 days is up. HOWEVER, our trustee did not object for almost 3 months and our lawyer filed a motion to strike his objection because it was time barred and now we have to appear before a judge to have him settle this. I just don't understand how the trustee can get away with wasting our time, our lawyer's time, and the judge's time when he has clearly waited too long to object. Not only that, the exemption he's objecting to is clearly an admissible exemption - there is even a specific law exempting it yet we have to pay more out of our pocket to have a lawyer represent us in court because our first lawyer bailed on us when the trustee filed the objection. The law is the law, right? obviously not! Good luck to you! (I'm from Indiana)
 

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