OPINION
EMIL F. GOLDHABER, Bankruptcy Judge:
The issue before us is whether a creditor's judgment lien impairs the debtors' claimed exemption in their residence so as to permit them to avoid that lien pursuant to § 522(f)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code ("the Code"). We conclude that the debtors may avoid the judgment lien since, as of the date of the filing of their petition for relief, that lien impaired the debtors' claimed exemption in their residence...
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