How can I get liens released without having to pay them back?

Bankruptcy does not remove liens on real property. Often, judgment liens of creditors are avoided in bankruptcy but it's a bit late to give that a try. Basically, at this time, you'll just have to pay them off.

There are 2 ways of dealing with this, depending on the amount of equity you had in your home on the date you filed for bankruptcy in 2012. You could avoid the liens if your homestead exemption was "impaired" by them. That means if the equity in your home, disregarding the other liens, was equal to or lower than the homestead exemption you could claim, the judicial liens would reduce your equity below the maximum homestead exemption, or "impair" your homestead exemption. This requires re-opening your bankruptcy case and filing a motion to avoid the liens. The other alternative is to obtain permission from the judicial lienholders to release the liens in an agreement to repay them from the proceeds of the refinance. Since property values in most areas have increased since 2012, you might have gained enough equity to pay off the liens in the refinance. Consult an experienced bankruptcy lawyer to evaluate your options.

In some states, including Wisconsin, you can apply to the state court in the county where you live or own real estate for a 'satisfaction' of the lien. There are some requirements. If you are subject to Wisconsin law, check sec. 806.19, Wis. Stats. which tells you what notice you must give and what your application for satisfaction of the lien must include.

You will have to reopen your case. Depends on a number of issues. I would suggest you meet with an experienced BK lawyer.

Your question requires more information about the liens and about your bankruptcy. An attorney can most likely remove the liens.

Bankruptcy does not remove liens without additional work and exceptional circumstances. Assuming your house was protected by a homestead exemption, you could reopen your case and bring Motion to Avoid Lien. Or an attorney with a good reputation could negotiate a release of this lien under Nevada case law without the need for court action. If you handled your bankruptcy pro se on your own, it is unlikely any attorney with a good reputation will now jump in to save you, and those who are able to act to handle the complicated lien removal process will charge you big bucks to perform this action.