Family lawyer's guide to bankruptcy /
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| Author / Creator: | Steinfeld, Shayna M., 1964- |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | Chicago : American Bar Association, 2008. |
| Description: | x; 376p. 25cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6852753 |
Table of Contents:
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Part I. Bankruptcy Law for the Divorce Practitioner
- I. Inherent Conflict Between Bankruptcy and Divorce Law
- II. Bankruptcy 101
- III. Domestic Support Obligations
- IV. Discharge
- V. Nondischargeability of Divorce Obligations
- A. Debts for Domestic Support Obligations
- B. Debts for Property Settlements
- C. How to Distinguish Between Domestic Support Obligations and non-Domestic Support Obligations
- D. Treatment of Specific Obligations
- 1. Attorney's Fees
- 2. Retirement or Pension Funds and Other Awards of Property
- 3. Non-Domestic Support Obligations
- VI. Bankruptcy as Change in Circumstances to Modify or Void Underlying Divorce Decree
- Notes
- Part 2. Bankruptcy 101 with an Emphasis on Divorce Ramifications
- I. General Overview of the Bankruptcy System
- II. Types of Bankruptcy Cases
- A. Chapter 7: Liquidation
- 1. Means Testing
- 2. Notices
- B. Chapter 11: Reorganization or Liquidation
- C. Chapter 13: The Wage Earner Plan, and Chapter 12: The Family Farmer and Family Fisherman with Regular Income Plan
- D. Post-petition Divorce While Bankruptcy Is Pending
- III. Case Commencement
- IV. Automatic Stay
- A. Exceptions to the Automatic Stay Relevant to Family Law Practice
- B. Relief from the Automatic Stay
- C. Sanctions for Actions Taken That Violate the Automatic Stay
- V. Property of the Estate
- A. Limitations
- B. Exemptions
- VI. Lien Avoidance
- VII. Priority of Alimony, Maintenance, and Support Debts
- VIII. Avoidability of Transfers Between Married Spouses
- IX. Executory Contracts
- X. Dismissal
- XI. Closing the Case
- XII. Revocation of Discharge
- Notes
- Appendix A. Pre-Bankruptcy Planning for the Divorce Practitioner
- Appendix B. Pre-BAPCPA: A Discussion of Prior Law Under &S; 523(a)(15)'s Balancing Test
- Appendix C. Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terms
- Appendix D. Official Forms
- Appendix E. Tax Forms
- Appendix F. Bankruptcy Court Directory
- Appendix G. Exemption Statutes
- Index
