The Bankruptcy Code provides special protection for parties’ owed domestic support obligations, such as child support, alimony, and spousal maintenance. In its present form, the Bankruptcy Code provides that domestic support obligations cannot be discharged in a Chapter 7 case and receive priority status in Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan. This priority status guarantees that domestic […]
FILING BANKRUPTCY TO STOP GARNISHMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND WAGES
Debtors who are having their bank accounts or wages garnished may be able to stop garnishment by filing bankruptcy. Whether the garnishment can be stopped depends on the reason for the garnishment. Garnishments due to collection of judgments, collection of student loan debt, tax liability, and arrears due to domestic support obligations can all be […]