That’s what I’m thinking as well. He can’t hide his business from creditors. Seems like the Chapter 7 move simply opens everything up, within legal exemptions, to be seized and sold off or transferred to creditors. The court judgments aren’t exempted in Chapter 7, are they?
No. Existing judgments continue to exist. If they are lien against real property, the lien remains. Otherwise, they are unsecured indebtedness.