In Re Scott

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RIBLET, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue presented is whether the debt- or may utilize 11 U.S.C. § 522(f)(1) to avoid a Family Law Attorney’s Real Property Lien recorded, according to California law, by his former spouse’s family law counsel. I conclude that the debtor may not avoid such a lien and, accordingly, deny his motion.

I. FACTS

Debtor filed his voluntary chapter 7 petition on March 19, 2008. The initially filed schedules included Schedule A, listing the debtor’s interest in real property located at 6950 Solano Drive in Camarillo, California. Schedule A reflected a current…