Chapter 25 - § 25.7 • TREATMENT OF MARITAL CLAIMS — PARTICIPATING IN DISTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATE

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

§ 25.7 • TREATMENT OF MARITAL CLAIMS — PARTICIPATING IN DISTRIBUTION OF THE ESTATE

§ 25.7.1—Claim Priority

11 U.S.C. § 507(a)(1) applies to all bankruptcy types and provides that the following claims are entitled to priority treatment in bankruptcy:

(a) The following expenses and claims have priority in the following order:
(1) First:
(A) Allowed unsecured claims for domestic support obligations that, as of the date of the filing of the petition in a case under this title, are owed to or recoverable by a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, or such child's parent, legal guardian, or responsible relative, without regard to whether the claim is filed by such person or is filed by a governmental unit on behalf of such person, on the condition that funds received under this paragraph by a governmental unit under this title after the date of the filing of the petition shall be applied and distributed in accordance with applicable non-bankruptcy law.
(B) Subject to claims under subparagraph (A), allowed unsecured claims for domestic support obligations that, as of the date of the filing of the petition, are assigned by a spouse, former spouse, child of the debtor, or such child's parent, legal guardian, or responsible relative to a governmental unit (unless such obligation is assigned voluntarily by the spouse, former spouse, child,

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