- 11 U.S.C.
In re Bowen
May
10
2010
Ruling
Enforcement of domestic support obligation was not subject to stay.
Procedural posture
The former spouse of a bankruptcy debtor asserted that a state-court award to the spouse of a percentage of the debtor's retirement benefits was a domestic support obligation which was not dischargeable. The spouse moved for relief from the automatic bankruptcy stay to allow the spouse to obtain a qualified domestic relations order from the state court.
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