OPINION
EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Bankruptcy Judge:
The issue confronting us is whether the liens acquired by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare ("DPW") in the real property of the debtors as welfare recipients may be avoided by them pursuant to § 522(f)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code ("the Code"). We conclude that the DPW liens are judicial liens which impair an exemption of the debtors and thus fall within the scope of § 522(f...
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