As to your bare question, you cannot force ex to do anything. Otherwise, Andrew gave you great advice.

Need to clear judgement voluntary lean placed on my home. Paid to collections agency and can not locate original filing party

What do you mean the "court" will not release the judgment? What did you file? Generally, if you have paid a judgment and the creditor won't...

I own Home. Named my 2 children to life estate. 1 child filed chapter 7 Bankruptcy. Listed debts .Lien was filed against me.

An interesting question that should be raised with a real estate attorney in your area. I am going to assume that you really mean a "life estate"...

My house is under foreclosure; and I'm thinking about filing for bankruptcy but I'm not real sure if it would help

If the foreclosure has already started, then you already have that ding. Bankruptcy can help insofar as it will clean up your debt picture and...

I'm a homeowner and have just received a sheriff's 5 day notice to vacate through a writ of execution what are my legal options?

Mr. Laden already gave you good advice. Although, timelines may vary by district; generally, if a creditor is on the ball, they can get the...

If one hasn't filled taxes in 5yrs can they still file for bankruptcy chapt7? Or would they need to make arrangements w/irs 1st?

As stated, the tax returns must be "filed" prior to filing bankruptcy, the the tax debt need not be paid nor any agreement reached with the IRS....

As stated, you probably need to get with an attorney. It really isn't the "creditor" that is freezing the account, it is the bank. The bank...

Can a lender sue me after a short sale debt 5 years ago?

Are you sure it was a 1099-C and not a 1099-A. It makes a huge difference? Also, was there more than one mortgage?

Does a collection agency for sallie mae have the right to garnish my wadges?

Assuming we are talking about federally guaranteed loans (and not private student loans), the short answer is yes. How we get to that answer is...

Chap 7 in 2010, home not reaffirmed, want to walk away. Does the bank have go though the normal foreclosure process? How Long?

Yes, bank must still go through normal foreclosure process. It won't be able to obtain a deficiency judgment against you. I don't know how long...