Collier Family Law and the Bankruptcy Code

For both the general practitioner and the matrimonial specialist, Collier Family Law and the Bankruptcy Code is a comprehensive, practice-oriented guide examining the impact of the Bankruptcy Code on family law issues. Authored by Henry J. Sommer, co-Editor-in-Chief of Collier on Bankruptcy, the preeminent treatise on bankruptcy law, and Hon. Margaret Dee McGarity, a United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.

Coverage includes:

•   Overview of the bankruptcy process

•   Overlap of bankruptcy court jurisdiction and state family court jurisdiction

•   Determining the debtor's interest in marital property

•   Special issues involving community property

•   Effects of Chapter 13 on current alimony and support obligations and on modification and enforcement of support obligations

•   Effect of the automatic stay on on-going family court actions

First published in 1991.