In re Lawson
Apr
17
2006
Ruling
University's lien impaired debtor's homestead exemption and was thus avoidable.
Procedural posture
A bankruptcy debtor defaulted on an educational loan and the lending university obtained a state-court judgment against the debtor for the loan debt. The university recorded its judgment and the debtor moved to avoid the university's judgment lien pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f) on the ground that the lien impaired the debtor's homestead exemption.
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