Real Property

Judgment lien priority fights often come down to a single question: which creditor recorded first? But "first" isn't always as simple as comparing abstract-of-judgment dates. Mira Overseas Consulting Ltd. v. Muse Family Enterprises, Ltd. (2015) 237 Cal. App. 4th 378 is a useful case for any litigator racing another creditor to a debtor's real property — it confirms that a creditor pursuing a fraudulent transfer claim can jump the line entirely, so long as a lis pendens was re