Chapter 25 - CHAPTER 25 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE PROCEEDINGS AND BANKRUPTCY CASES

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

Chapter 25 DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE PROCEEDINGS AND BANKRUPTCY CASES

Eric D. Wollard, Esq.^*

SYNOPSIS

§ 25.1 INTRODUCTION

§ 25.2 FOUR TYPES OF BANKRUPTCY

§ 25.2.1—Chapter 7

§ 25.2.2—Chapter 11

§ 25.2.3—Chapter 12

§ 25.2.4—Chapter 13

§ 25.3 COMMENCING ABANKRUPTCY CASE

§ 25.3.1—Do Spouses Have to File Bankruptcy Jointly?

§ 25.4 THE AUTOMATIC STAY

§ 25.5 DISCHARGE AND DISCHARGEABILITY

§ 25.5.1—Discharge Generally

§ 25.5.2—Non-dischargeability of Domestic Support Obligations

§ 25.5.3—Dischargeability of Non-support Obligations

§ 25.5.4—Co-debtor Issues

§ 25.6 DEALING WITH THE CHAPTER 13 DEBTOR AND CHAPTER 13 TRUSTEE

§ 25.6.1—The Debtor and the Plan

§ 25.6.2—The Chapter 13 Trustee

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

§ 25.7.1—Claim Priority

§ 25.8 TREATMENT OF MARITAL PROPERTY IN BANKRUPTCY CASES

§ 25.9 PROTECTING THE MARITAL INTEREST

§ 25.9.1—Real Property

§ 25.9.2—Bank Accounts

§ 25.9.3—Motor Vehicles

§ 25.10 FRAUDULENT CONVEYANCES AND PREFERENCES: AGREEMENTS TO PROTECT NON-DEBTOR SPOUSE

§ 25.10.1—Fraudulent Transfers

§ 25.10.2—Preferential Transfers

§ 25.11 THE CLIENT AS DEBTOR — DECIDING WHEN TO FILE

§ 25.11.1—Generally, Divorce Then Bankruptcy

§ 25.11.2—Joint Bankruptcy Then Divorce

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