The Massachusetts Homestead Act allows homeowners to shield up to $500,000 of equity in their principal place of residence from claims from unsecured creditors (i.e. credit card debt).
Striking a Balance: Judicial Liens Survive Bankruptcy Under Massachusetts Law
In an attempt to strike a balance between a debtor's right to the "fresh start" contemplated in the Bankruptcy Code and a creditor's right to collect on secured debt, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (the "SJC") has squarely held that a judicial lien survives a bankruptcy discharge unless the Bankruptcy Court has ruled that the lien should be avoided.
Mechanic's Lien Enforced on Basis of Email Exchange
This post was written by Jameson C. Billings, a Dartmouth College junior who worked at Fitch Law Partners LLP during the fall of 2014.
