What happens when a Chapter 13 debtor gets divorced while their bankruptcy case was pending?

The dissolution of a marriage is not subject to the automatic stay pursuant to Code § 362(b)(2)(A)(iv).

Child custody determinations are not subject to the automatic stay pursuant to § 362(b)(2)(A)(iii).

Child support determinations are a domestic support obligation and so are not subject to the automatic stay pursuant to § 362(b)(2)(A)(ii).

Alimony is a domestic support obligation and again is not subject to the automatic stay pursuant to § 362(b)(2)(A)(ii).

On the other hand, the division of estate property is subject to the automatic stay, as specified in § 362(b)(2)(A)(iv). To the extent that certain property was properly exempted, it is no longer property of the estate.

In re Pence, 581 B.R. 654 (Bankr. D. Utah, Feb. 14, 2018)

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