Rivera v. Orange Cnty. Prob. Dep’t (In re Rivera), 832 F.3d 1103 (9th Cir.

By Los Angeles Bankruptcy Attorney on August 11, 2016

Aug. 10, 2016), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that fees owing to a governmental unit incurred for the criminal detention of a minor child were dischargeable in the chapter 7 bankruptcy of a parent.

This was not a domestic support obligation (domestic support obligations are always nondischargeable, per 11 USC 523(a)(5)).