In Re Patenaude

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

HENRY J. BOROFF, Bankruptcy Judge.

Before this Court is the “Debtor’s Amended Motion to Avoid Judicial Liens and Determine Claims to be Unsecured Claims” (the “Motion”). The Motion seeks to void a judicial hen held by Rugg Lumber Company, Inc. (“Rugg”) in the amount of $51,837.26 pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f). The lien is asserted against only the interest of the debtor Eugene F. Pate-naude (the “Debtor”) in the residence owned by him and his nondebtor spouse, as tenants by the entirety. In its opposition, Rugg argues that because, under Massachusetts law, each tenant by…