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§ 362(b)(2)

Meredith, In re

Ruling
Debtor’s former spouse violated automatic stay by litigating division of marital residence that was a potential estate asset. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax Refunds, and Medical Obligations.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on May 08, 2025 , LexisNexis #0725-029

Bronson, In re

Ruling
State Division of Child Support did not violate the automatic stay when it intercepted thedebtor's CARES Act stimulus payment as the stimulus payment was a refundable tax credit.(Bankr. D. Or.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on August 23, 2022 , LexisNexis #1022-078

Greenhouse, In re

Ruling
Motion to enforce final judgment of dissolution of marriage was granted to the extent it wasexempted from the automatic stay. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax Refunds,

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 29, 2022 , LexisNexis #0822-054

Foufas, In re--Foufas v. Foufas

Ruling
Incarceration of debtor as part of effort to collect domestic support obligation from non-estateassets did not violate the automatic stay. (Bankr. S.D. Fla.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on June 17, 2022 , LexisNexis #0822-003

Krantz, In re

Ruling
Exceptions to the stay did not apply to debtor's ex-wife's pre-petition award modified by statecourt as it was not a domestic support obligation. (Bankr. D. Mont.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax Refunds,

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on October 19, 2020 , LexisNexis #0121-054

Valentine, In re--Valentine v. Valentine

Ruling
Exception to stay did not apply as domestic support obligations had been determined to bepre-petition debt and last pre-petition date modification request had been denied by the statecourt. (Bankr. E.D. Mo.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax Refunds,

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on January 17, 2020 , LexisNexis #0220-077

Doughty, In re

Ruling
Court dismissed debtor's request for relief from violations of the automatic stay as the stay didnot apply to domestic support obligations. (B.A.P. 8th Cir.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax

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Court :
Judge or Jurisdiction information not available
Consumer opinion summary, case decided on December 17, 2019 , LexisNexis #0120-077

Welsch, In re

Ruling
Debtor's ex-wife did not need to obtain stay relief in order to seek modification of apreviously entered order for child support in order to collect college expenses. (Bankr. N.D.Ill.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on July 30, 2019 , LexisNexis #0919-076

Dougherty-Kelsay, In re

Ruling
Family court's wage garnishment order was permitted regardless of whether the garnishedwages were property of the debtor or her estate.. (Bankr. E.D. Ky.)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax Refunds,

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on April 23, 2019 , LexisNexis #0619-083

Pence, In re

Ruling
Court lifted stay to allow divorce court to either reaffirm its order dividing property that was subject to the stay or relitigate the division of estate property. (Bankr. D. Utah)
Issue(s)
Automatic Stay; Exceptions; Family or Domestic Proceedings, Licenses, Tax Refunds, and Medical Obligations; Paternity, Domestic Support, Custody, Visitation, Dissolution of Marriage, and Domestic Violence.

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Consumer opinion summary, case decided on February 14, 2018 , LexisNexis #0318-095