Stripping an Unsecured 2nd Mortgage in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. Can it be?
Written by Emil Fleysher | May 14, 2012 | Bankruptcy
It was long thought that the Supreme Court’s decision in Dewsnup v. Timm precluded a Chapter 7 debtor from stripping off a lien. However, the Supreme Court only addressed stripping down in Chapter 7. Stripping down is the process of reducing a secured claim to the value of the property it secures. There is a very clear difference between the two.
While this is a Georgia case, 11th Circuit decisions are controlling in Florida as Florida is part of the 11th Circuit. Accordingly, it will be interesting to see how bankruptcy judges in our district rule when this new case law is presented before them.
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