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| | Oyez: Owen v. Owen, 500 U.S. 305 (1991), U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument |
 | | The avoidances of the lien or the fixing of the lien, to the extent that such lien impairs an exemption to which the debtor would have been entitled under subsection (b). |
 | | It, the lien is -- or, the exemption is impaired because the property remains subject to the lien, and the lien is enforceable. |
 | | I think the lien avoidance was a specific Federal remedy designed to enhance the debtor's fresh start, and to assure that the property, if it was exempt and for some reason remains subject to a lien, a lien could be avoided. |
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