Family Court Proceedings and Debts in Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy prevents or stops only certain limited divorce/family law proceedings. Others, including collection of ongoing support, continue.
The Option of Severing Your Chapter 13 Case from Your Spouse
When deciding to file a Chapter 13 jointly with your spouse, realize that you can split that case later into two cases if you get divorced.
The Chapter 13 “Super-Discharge” of Divorce Decree Debts
Chapter 7 doesn't write off any divorce-based debts. But Chapter 13 DOES write off non-support divorce debts.