# Bankruptcy Won’t Erase Child Support or Recent Taxes – Sort Your Debts Before Filing

- Source: Money Crashers
- Published: 2026-10-20T13:00:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
- Original: https://www.moneycrashers.com/debts-survive-bankruptcy/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/bankruptcy-won-t-erase-child-support-or-recent-taxes-sort-your-debts-b-40e009/

Picture someone whose biggest debts are last year’s income taxes and back child support. Chapter 7 would wipe out their credit card balances and leave both standing. Bankruptcy law sorts debts into three groups, and the discharge, the court order... Source

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