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Glossary: Avoidance

By Bankruptcy Attorney on Nov 1, 2008 in Bankruptcy Practice and Procedure, Exemption Issues

AVOIDANCE: The Bankruptcy Code permits the debtor to eliminate (avoid) some kinds of liens that interfere with an exemption the debtor has claimed. The trustee may also avoid a preferential transfer to a creditor made before the bankruptcy case was filed.

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