Texas Family Law Insiders
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Episode 45
Season 1
Lauren Powell | The Impact of Bankruptcy in Family Law
Today, we’re excited to welcome Lauren Powell to the Texas Family Law Insiders podcast. Lauren is the founder and President of Powell Law Offices, P.C., a firm focused on family law, probate, and bankruptcy in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. She’s also an Adjunct Professor at The University of North Texas School of Law, is Nationally Board Certified in Consumer Bankruptcy Law, and is a sought-after panelist and speaker at national and local legal conferences.
Lauren says, “Bankruptcy and family law are different—family law has a lot of gray areas… bankruptcy does not. In bankruptcy, we live and die by the rules.” We sit down with her today to talk about how bankruptcy may impact your family law case.
Listen as she walks us through:
- Two (BIG) things family lawyers need to be aware of when bankruptcy and divorce collide
- How one spouse can file for bankruptcy without the other in a community property state. She’ll walk us through the requirements and the recourse for the other spouse
- The bankruptcy automatic stay and domestic relations exceptions: when, why, and how to get relief
- What to be aware of when dealing with bankruptcy and property division (knowing this will help you protect your client's interest)
- And much more