does chapter 7 bankruptcy eliminate legal judgments against an individual?

It depends what kind of judgments they are, but the answer is generally yes,
with exceptions for such things as alimony or support, taxes, etc.


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"j" <john62@electronmail.com> wrote in message
news:4e4af2c5.0308032044.6694fece@posting.google.c om... does chapter 7 bankruptcy eliminate legal judgments against an individual?

"Robert Stumpf" <rob@online-law-firm.com> wrote in message
news:bgl11i$po0rg$1@ID-200874.news.uni-berlin.de... It depends what kind of judgments they are, but the answer is generally
yes, with exceptions for such things as alimony or support, taxes, etc.

Isn't there something like a "Motion to Avoid Judicial Liens" that has to be
filed to prevent the pre-bankruptcy judgments from impairing the value of
any real estate that is kept after the bankruptcy?

Most judgments, yes. Please note that, unless you file the
appropriate documents with the Court, it will not eliminate the
liens against your property resulting from those judgment.

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