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§ 522(f)

Jencks, In re--Jencks v. AgVantage FS

Ruling
Homestead exemption was presumptively valid where prepetition deed of sale was not recorded until after the petition date and debtors listed the property as their residence. (8th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 12, 2025 , LexisNexis #1025-033

McWhorter, In re

Ruling
Motion to avoid lien denied as foreclosure judgment did not convert consensual mortgage lien into a judicial lien. (Bankr. W.D. Okla.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 12, 2025 , LexisNexis #0825-061

Wills, In re

Ruling
Debtors avoided judicial lien as total encumbrances exceeded property value and impaired homestead exemption. (Bankr. D. Nev.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 27, 2025 , LexisNexis #0825-062

Hiefield, In re

Ruling
Action seeking interpretation of bankruptcy court lien avoidance order was not barred by claim preclusion. (Bankr. D. Or.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 20, 2025 , LexisNexis #0725-087

Romo, In re

Ruling
Debtors could claim increased state homestead exemption amount that had taken effect prior to the petition date. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property; Avoidance.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 27, 2025 , LexisNexis #0425-085

Gonzales, In re

Ruling
Debtor's motion to avoid a judicial lien was granted, even without any evidence of the actual cost to fix the debtor's house repairs given the low fair market value of the property on the petition date. (Bankr. D.N.M.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on September 30, 2024 , LexisNexis #1224-059

Jencks, In re--Jencks v. AgVantage FS

Ruling
Debtors could not avoid a judicial lien on alleged homestead property due to their failure to disclose their purchase of and residence in a new property shortly before the petition date resulting in abandonment of the homestead exemption in the liened property. (Bankr. N.D. Iowa)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 26, 2024 , LexisNexis #1124-009

Gonzalez, In re

Ruling
Debtor's motion to avoid a judicial lien failed to show how it calculated the amount of the judgment determining the value of lien to be avoided. (Bankr. W.D. Tex.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 26, 2024 , LexisNexis #1124-008

Tait, In re

Ruling
State court did not enter a judgment that would give rise to an avoidable judicial lien on realestate. (Bankr. W.D. Ark.)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property.

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opinion summary, case decided on July 23, 2024 , LexisNexis #0924-060

Henneman, In re

Ruling
Court held judicial lien that impaired the debtor's homestead exemption could be avoided.(Bankr. N.D. Ohio)
Issue(s)
Exemptions; Liens Impairing Exempt Property.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 16, 2024 , LexisNexis #0924-059