标题:Breaking Up Is Hard to Do . . . Especially When Bankruptcy Is Involved: A Look at the Unfair Results that Occur When Bankruptcy Intervenes in Domestic Relations Cases
摘要:Visualize a couple who are happily married. When they took their vows, they
were young, inexperienced, and had no idea what the future held for them. Now,
fast-forward twenty years to today. They are sitting in court arguing over every last
detail of their proposed divorce. Chances are that you are picturing the parties
sitting in a state courtroom, in front of a state court judge who decides matters of
family law and divorce. However, this is not the case. These parties are sitting in
bankruptcy court, arguing in front of a federal bankruptcy judge, presently unable to
return to state court to resolve their issues.1