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Massachusetts Homesteads Cannot Be Attached

05/27/13

It’s obvious, in hindsight.  If home equity is protected by a Massachusetts homestead, then a creditor should not be able to put a pre-judgment attachment lien on that home equity.

(A Massachusetts homestead automatically protect $125,000 of home equity from creditor  liens. It protects $500,000 of home equity if there is a recorded declaration.  It gets complicated with multiple owners.)

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Judgment Liens: No Longer Avoidable in Southern Illinois Bankruptcy Court?

08/26/12

An old adage says that liens “pass through bankruptcy” unaffected.  As old adages go, it’s right as much as it’s wrong.  Particularly when referring to judgment liens against someones home which are normally subject to “avoidance.”  But a July, 2012 court decision puts that in doubt for Southern Illinois residents.

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