by Mark J. Markus | Nov 24, 2018 | Bankruptcy Law, divorce/child support
How To Avoid Future Bankruptcy Problems In Your Divorce Case Bankruptcy does not prevent people from getting divorced. But it can affect how property is divided. A bankruptcy trustee can recover unequal divisions of property. For example, wife gets the million dollar...
by Mark J. Markus | May 21, 2017 | Bankruptcy Law, divorce/child support
How Divorce Judgments and Equalization Payments Work When going through a divorce, you can be left with different types of obligations. The most common is a domestic support obligation, such as child support or alimony. But you can also be made responsible for your...
by Mark J. Markus | Jun 30, 2011 | Bankruptcy Law, divorce/child support
Do You Have To Pay Marital Debts If Ex Spouse Files Bankruptcy? I often get contacted by (ex) spouses who tell me “my ex-spouse was ordered by the court to pay my credit card (and other)debts, but they just filed bankruptcy and stopped paying. Now the credit...
by Mark J. Markus | Apr 22, 2009 | chapter 13, divorce/child support
I was asked today if attorney’s fees awarded in divorce (family law) court to the other spouse’s lawyer can be eliminated (discharged) in a bankruptcy case. The answer is: It depends. In general, domestic support obligations, which are those obligations...
