Can owed child support and/or spousal support be included and wiped out in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy?

Question

My ex deserted by disabled child and I and never has paid one penny..... I just want to make sure he can't get out of paying what he owes.

Answer 1

No it cannot be included as a debt that is "wiped clean" in bankruptcy.  However it does has to be listed as one of his debts in the "creditors holding unsecured priority claims" section so that if they liquidate any property he owns or sieze moneies from other assets, then the bills that cannot be wiped clean will get paid off before the ones that will be wiped clean.

Answer 2

Nope, bankruptcy is federally issued, child support and spousal maintenance is state issued and cannot be over ridden.

Answer 3

No Way No How!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

NO--  in case you didnt believe any of the previous answers-- don't even embarass yourself to ask the lawyer--  it might make the judge laugh a little

Answer 5

No

Answer 6

no  child support  and back taxes cant be counted

Answer 7

Never... it is mandated by federal law.

Don't even get me started... Ooops! too late...

Bankruptcy can wipe out many types of debt, but child support is not one of them.  Certain debts (referred to legally as "priority debts") are considered so important that they survive bankruptcy.  Child support and Alimony are first and second on the Priority Debt list... then taxes.  This means that the money is still owed, despite filing for bankruptcy...

Answer 8

Absolutely not.  That child is not at fault for whomever that has lost control of their finances.  That would be like taking money away from the child to pay their parent's debt.

Answer 9

Nope, the lazy deadbeat still has to pay it :P.

Answer 10

Not only no but h**l no....you can not erase child support or student loans in a bankruptcy!

Answer 11

h**l no and Thank goodness! We will be having men filing bankruptcy everywhere....lol Can you imagine

Answer 12

Back child support is never wiped out until it is paid.  Unless the person who owes it dies, and even then it could be recovered from the estate, if there is one.  I don't know if the same applies to spousal support or not.