Key legal question
Whether the wife had standing to complain about the inclusion of the sewing machine in the bankruptcy estate.
Extracted holding
As a rule, only the debtor may complain; the wife may act only exceptionally as representative of the marital community, and not independently beside him.
Extracted reasoning
A spouse’s complaint right exists only insofar as it follows from the powers under the civil code to represent the marital community. She can act only in place of the debtor if he is prevented from safeguarding his interests.