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Is alimony dischargeable?
Alimony, maintenance and child
support payments generally are not dischargeable.
A few technical exceptions exist. In addition,
the Bankruptcy Code provides that certain other
divorce related obligations, such as payments
to others, hold harmless provisions and property
settlement obligations are not dischargeable if
the debtor has the ability to pay them and the
detriment to the spouse outweighs the benefit
of the discharge to the debtor. In order to take
advantage of these provisions, the spouse must
obtain an order from the bankruptcy court declaring
the debt nondischargeable.
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