On June 2, 2015, the United States’ Supreme Court issued the opinion in the case of Bank of America v. Caulket, where the Court ruled that a Debtor whose home is ‘underwater’ cannot “Strip off” or void a junior lien when filing for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy protection. The Court in a unanimous decision answered the question of whether 11 U.S.C. §506(d) allows Chapter 7 debtors to void certain liens on their home. The Court stated, in a an opinion written by Justice Thomas,
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