Will child support arrears affect getting a discharge from a Chapter13 even if the arrears were not included in the repayment plan?
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Will child support arrears affect getting a discharge from a Chapter13 even if the arrears were not included in the repayment plan?
Asked on February 18, 2014 under Bankruptcy Law, Indiana
Answers:
David Weinstein
Answered 10 years ago | Contributor
Of course child-support debt cannot be discharged. If your arrearage arose or increased during the plan period, it is likely your trustee will object to a discharge. The Trustee is supposed to check on the support payments. You are not likely to prevail unless some real, long lasting and unaviodable hardship occured.
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