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Section 9-26-4

Citation
Section 9-26-4 (a)
Parent Document
In Re Tetreault, 11 A.3d 635 (2011)
Jurisdiction
Rhode Island (state)
Effective Date
2011-01-13

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(a) of § 9-26-4.1. Although subsection (b) of § 9-26^1.1 does not explicitly include tenants in common within the definition of family, there is no indication that the General Assembly intended the odd result to allow a sole owner residing alone to claim the homestead exemption for him or herself, but not allow a tenant in common residing alone to be eligible for the exemption. Instead, the homestead statute as a whole, construed liberally in favor of debt- or, manifests an intent to benefit tenants in common as well as sole owners.