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Advantages of Family Claimants in Bankruptcy

When bankruptcy and divorce collide (as they often do), Congress has given family claimants several advantages over other creditors. Here's a quick rundown.

bullet Exception from the automatic stay for efforts to establish orders for paternity, child support, or alimony. 11 U.S.C. §362(b)(2)(A).
bullet Exception from the automatic stay for collection of child support or alimony. 11 U.S.C. §362(b)(2)(B).
bullet Priority for unsecured claims of the debtor's spouse, former spouse, or child for alimony or support. 11 U.S.C. §503(b)(7).
bullet Priority of a judicial lien for support over the exemptions otherwise available to a debtor in bankruptcy. 11 U.S.C. §522(f)(1)(A).
bullet Nondischargeability of obligations for support owed to children, spouses, and former spouses. 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(5).
bullet Possible nondischargeability of obligations for property settlement claims owed to children, spouses, and former spouses. 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(15).
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