In Ohio, the homestead exemption doesn't prevent judgment liens from being applied to your property. However, in most cases the judgment lien is worthless. In Ohio, the homestead exemption is $132,000 ($264,000 for a couple), unless your equity is more than the exemption, in any judicial proceeding the lien will be cancelled. Now, that does lead to the problem if you're planning on selling your house, you need to sue the law firm to get clear title. So, it will require some planning to sell.
Answered on Oct 21st, 2014 at 1:14 AM