Title: What Happens to a Judgment Lien During the Foreclosure Process | Nolo
Headings: What Happens to Judgment Liens During Foreclosure?
What Happens to Judgment Liens During Foreclosure?
Find out what happens to judgment liens if your home is foreclosed.
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If a judgment lien has attached to your home or other real property, and that property goes through a foreclosure, the judgment lien is typically wiped out, assuming that the lien doesn't have priority. Whether the judgment lienholder will get paid anything after a foreclosure depends on whether there is any money left over after senior mortgage holders and priority liens are paid off. What Is a Judgment Lien?