Tag Archive: 11 USC 523

Discharging Child Support Legal Fees In Bankruptcy

The Bankruptcy Code severely limits your ability to discharge "domestic support obligations" in bankruptcy.  But what if part of the award is for legal fees that your former spouse incurs in getting you to pay for child support or spousal maintenance? Michael Schenkein filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Manhattan after what appears to ...

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Non-Dischargeable Debts In Bankruptcy

A non-dischargeable debt is one that can't be wiped out in a bankruptcy case. Even if the bankruptcy case is successful, the non-dischargeable debts remain legally enforceable 11 U.S.C. 523 lists ...

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