domestic support obligations

Former CEO Who Filed Chapter 7 Personal Bankruptcy Denied Discharge of Debt Owed to Employees by Insolvent Corporation The Bankruptcy Code provisions relating to a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy case seek to achieve two objectives which frequently conflict with one another. ...

Question:  Can a Debt that Arises from a Divorce Proceeding ever be Discharged in a Bankruptcy Case? A.  Yes.    Although, as discussed further, debts which are in the nature of “alimony, maintenance, and support” (“Domestic Support Obligations”) cannot be...

A New Jersey Bankruptcy Court case decided in 2010 addressed the issue whether a Bankruptcy Petition filed by a divorced party who owed attorneys fees to the law firm representing his former spouse could be discharged.   The case also...