If you didn't file and perfect a lien prior to the bankruptcy case being filed, then you just have a general unsecured claim in the bankruptcy and you will be paid whatever percentage is being paid to that class of creditors (usually nothing in a Chapter 7 case, but you don't indicate which chapter was filed).Mark J. Markus, Attorney at LawHandling exclusively bankruptcy law cases in California since 1991.http://www.bklaw.com/bankruptcy blog: http://bklaw.com/bankruptcy-blog/Follow Me on Twitter:  @bklawr