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Tex. Prop. Code § 52.021

DISCHARGE AND CANCELLATION

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Madeksho v. Abraham, Watkins, Nichols & Friend (2003)

Most recently applied in Christopher Moser v. Leslie Schachar (September 2015)

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3529, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff

(a) In accordance with this subchapter, a judgment and judgment lien may be discharged and canceled if the person against whom the judgment was rendered is discharged from his debts under federal bankruptcy law.

(b) This subchapter applies to judgments against persons whose debts are discharged in bankruptcy and for which the abstracts of judgment are recorded before September 1, 1993, as provided by Subchapter A, regardless of the fact that the discharge in bankruptcy occurred before this law took effect.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.