It also avoids liability arising from assets within the trust (eg slip/fall at a property held in the trust) since the trust is a "fiduciary relationship" and is not defined as a judgement debtor and so cannot be sued.  

Either way the bank won and was awarded the judgement amount.

I need to make an important correction to my original post because information has come to light that shows some of my initial presumptions to be false and potentially misleading.Specifically, I went out of my way to refrain from passing judgement on Michael Quarles' ethics and integrity.

So for the first 3 months against my better judgement I listened to BP.

Most don't and abide by the lease, but a motivated tenant is just going to leave and you have to make the decision whether spending $2,000-$3,000 is worth it to get a judgement for  $2,000-$3,000 which you might or might not ever collect.

So we go for a default judgement  JUDGE denies it..

He was let go from his job but secured another one.The judgement has both their names since she was still on the lease at the time of the eviction.They have been in touch with the wife (ex?)

Often if you go to small claims court, you can get a default judgement, because they usually do not show up.

The title company is still waiting on his 1st mortgage payoff info..I also found out the judgement was entered 6-19-2019 for a "6 month redemption period" -My question is, is this all going to go as smoothly as it seems?

I have been searching the county records for foreclosures and came across one with a $37,000 judgement.