In re Reives
Jul
18
2012
Ruling
Judgment lien in favor of debtor's former spouse avoided to extent attaching to property in which debtor held prepetition interest.
Procedural posture
A chapter 13 debtor filed a motion to avoid a lien against his homestead pursuant to 11 U.S.C.S. § 522(f). The lien was granted by decree in a county district court to secure a judgment in favor of the debtor's ex-spouse to reimburse her for improvements on the land made with her separate property funds.
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