9th Cir. Affirms Bankruptcy Court Ruling Avoiding Judgment Lien on Calif. Homestead Property
December 26 2022 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed a bankruptcy court’s judgment in favor of a debtor who sought to avoid a judgment lien under California’s homestead exemption law. In so ruling, the Ninth Circuit held that, when a judgment lien impairs a debtor’s state-law homestead exemption, the Bankruptcy […]