Filing bankruptcy mostly does not affect the collection of child or spousal support against you—except it can help in one very important way. Support Obligations Mostly NOT Affected by Bankruptcy 1. No discharge (“write-off”) of child and spousal support obligations ... Read More »
Child or Spousal Support Not Written Off in Bankruptcy
You can’t discharge child support or spousal support. But the bankruptcy court gets to say whether it's really "in the nature of" support. Our last blog post was about the conditions under which bankruptcy can discharge—write off—all income tax debts that meet certain conditions. Those ... Read More »
A Fresh Start with the Child or Spousal Support Lien on Your Home
The good news is that if you are behind on child or spousal support, with a resulting lien on your home, you can safely protect that home. If you are behind on your support payments, your ex-spouse and support enforcement agencies have tremendous tools to use against you to try to force you ... Read More »
Mistakes to Avoid–Selling Your Home to Pay off Your Ex-Spouse
Before deciding that you have to sell your home to pay your ex-spouse, find out your legal options. You may be pleasantly surprised. The Need to Pay off Your Ex-Spouse Divorce is so often so traumatic. All kinds of emotions can cloud your judgment at the time, and can cloud your memory ... Read More »
Making Sense of Bankruptcy: Writing off a Non-Support Debt
Besides providing a unique and powerful way to catch up on support arrearage, Chapter 13 can discharge other debts from your divorce. Here’s today’s sentence we’re explaining: If you owe financial obligations from your divorce other than your child or spousal support, ... Read More »
