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If I file chapter 7 bankruptcy can it protect me against a sale of personal property at auction in a judgement just entered today aginst me
Asked on May 10th, 2018 on Bankruptcy - Florida
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I had my 4 horses boarded at a barn, I became ill, had surgery and had ongoing medical problems after which left me behind on board and of course alot of medical bills, the barn was awarded a judgement and a lein on my horses to sell at auction, if I file bankruptcy will it protect my horses from being sold?
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Filing a chapter 7 bankruptcy does not protect you from losing your horses. If you file a chapter 7 bankruptcy to prevent them from being sold at auction by the judgment creditor, the chapter 7 trustee will take possessions of the horses and liquidate them to pay your creditors.
Answered on May 22nd, 2018 at 12:48 PM