It is not that unusual for one or both of the spouses to file for bankruptcy protection while in the middle of a divorce. What effect does bankruptcy have on the divorce proceedings or on the divorce judgment?
Obligations under a Divorce Judgment
In a nutshell, no obligation incurred to a child or ex-spouse in a divorce [...]
People like to classify things. That includes laws and lawyers. Both the public at large and we attorneys like to talk about different areas of the law as if they were nice and neat—totally separate from one another.
For example, we talk about family law (or divorce law), personal injury law, contract law. “Oh,” we might [...]