Divorce Related Property Division v. Alimony, Maintenance and Support in the Bankruptcy Context: A Distinction Without a Difference?

Any references to "the Code" or section numbers without further reference will refer to the Bankruptcy Code.2. All debts not satisfied through liquidation or accounted for in a confirmed reorganization plan are discharged unless otherwise provided for in the Code.Section 363 provides that a creditor may take no action to collect or enforce a debt that has been discharged.Section 523 is the laundry list of debts which are excepted from the general discharge provisions.3. For the purpose of clarity this Note refers to the debtor-spouse as the husband and the creditor-spouse as the wife, although the Code does not make such a distinction, and the situation could certainly be reversed.4.