MILLBURN ESSEX COUNTY NEW JERSEY DIVORCE BANKRUPTCY MEDIATION ATTORNEY SUPPORT

Divorce support payments are not dischargeable in bankruptcy. But what about penalties imposed for failure to pay support?  "We conclude that [the ex-wife's] claim is a general unsecured claim not entitled to priority status and can be discharged in [the ex-husband's] bankruptcy. See 11 U.S.C. §§ 523(a)(15), 1328(a)(2)."     In Re Smith, November 6, 2009