Legal Opinion
In Re Ahokas
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont
Decided January 26, 2007No. 06-10232PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION On Cross-Motions for Summary Judgment
COLLEEN A. BROWN, Bankruptcy Judge.
The Bankruptcy Code permits an individual debtor to avoid a lien if that lien (a) is judicial and (b) impairs an exemption. See 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1). The question presented in the instant case is whether a judgment lien that includes (1) a jury award arising from the Contractor’s Lien Law 1 , 9 V.S.A. § 1921 et seq., and (2) an award for attorney’s fees, costs, and penalties arising under the Vermont Prompt Payment Act, 9 V.S.A. § 4001 et seq., is avoidable under § 522(f), in part, in toto, or at…
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