In re Boddy

Thomas B. McNamara, United States Bankruptcy Judge

This is another case involving the uncertain intersection between bankruptcy law and probate law, this time involving an effort to avoid judgment liens which impair the deceased debtor's homestead exemption. The homestead exemption is one of the most fundamental protections from creditors afforded to debtors. It has its roots in England at common law and it, along with other exemptions, serves both "beneficent sociological and economic purposes." In the Matter of Dodge , 685 P.2d 260, 263 (Colo. App. 1984) (citing Bauldry v. Hall , 174 F.2d…