By filing a St. Louis bankruptcy, you can take care of back child support. This can be especially helpful if the total of the back support due is very large.
Back Child Support Cannot Be Discharged, but We Can Get You into a Repayment Plan through a Chapter 13St. Louis child support is an example of a debt that is considered non-dischargeable (in other words, a debt that cannot be knocked out) is child support (or any amount of child support that you have fallen behind on). This means that regardless of which chapter of bankruptcy you file with a St. Louis bankruptcy attorney, this debt will continue to exist after your case is finished.
Only $300 in Upfront Fees for a Chapter 13However, it is possible to include the amount of child support arrearage (i.e. the payments you are delinquent on) in a St. Louis Chapter 13 bankruptcy. In this type of bankruptcy, your repayment plan will include the arrearage and spread the payments out over a period of three to five years. At the end of the plan, you will be current and no longer in arrears.
The St. Louis bankruptcy lawyers at The Bankruptcy Company have helped hundreds of people come current on their domestic support obligations. Our goal is to put you in the best financial position moving forward, and get you the fresh start / clean slate that you deserve.