In Re Ventura
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
STEPHEN D. GERLING, Bankruptcy Judge.
Kevin D. and Anne M. Ventura (“Debtors”) have requested an order of the Court authorizing them to avoid certain judicial liens, pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 522(f) (“Code”), held by Merchants National Bank and Trust Company of Syracuse (“Merchants”). The judicial liens are held against real property the Debtors use for their homestead.
Debtors and Merchants entered into a series of three contracts; for purposes of this decision, only those entered into on December 2, 1976 and July 18, 1977 are relevant. Debtors defaulted on these…
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