Warning

Info

Warning

Info

Warning

Info

LSDefine

Simple English definitions for legal terms

noncontiguous

Read a random definition: de identitate nominis

A quick definition of noncontiguous:

Noncontiguous: When something, usually land, is not connected and does not share a border with another piece of land. For example, Alaska and Hawaii are noncontiguous states because they are not connected to the other 48 states. This is important for homestead exemptions in bankruptcy because a piece of land that is not connected to where a person lives may not qualify for a homestead exemption.

A more thorough explanation:

Noncontiguous

Noncontiguous means something, usually land, that is not connected and does not share a border. For example, the contiguous United States includes 48 states that share borders with each other, but Alaska and Hawaii are noncontiguous states because they are not connected to the other states.

When it comes to homestead exemptions in bankruptcy, whether or not land is contiguous is important. If a parcel of land is noncontiguous from the one a person lives on, it may not qualify for a homestead exemption. For instance, in the case of In re Schott, two tracts of land separated by a road were considered noncontiguous. Only the tract that the debtor lived on qualified for a homestead exemption.

A good example of noncontiguous land is Alaska. It is not connected to the other states and does not share a border with them. Another example is Hawaii, which is also not connected to the other states and is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

The example of In re Schott illustrates how noncontiguous land can affect homestead exemptions in bankruptcy. The debtor owned two tracts of land, but only the one they lived on qualified for a homestead exemption because it was contiguous to their residence.

noncontestability clause | noncountable resource

Warning

Info

General

General chat about the legal profession.
main_chatroom
👍 Chat vibe: 0 👎
Help us make LSD better!
Tell us what's important to you
medicine is a scam
join the ethically ambiguous legal field instead
Dkk
18:57
I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
19:05
i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
19:18
Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
19:20
president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
LSD+ is ad-free, with DMs, discounts, case briefs & more.