234 Not provable234.1 Debts arising in family proceedingsThe most significant of the exceptions arising in family proceedings is that neither:234.1.1 an obligation (other than an obligation to pay a lump sum or to pay costs) arising under an order made in family proceedings, or234.1.2 an obligation arising under a maintenance assessment made under the Child Support Act 1991are provable debts1. ‘Family proceedings’ means proceedings as defined by the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 19842. It follows that, as a general rule, the courts are reluctant to make a bankruptcy order on a petition founded purely on a
The most significant of the exceptions arising in family proceedings is that neither:
an obligation (other than an obligation to pay a lump sum or to pay costs) arising under an order made in family proceedings, or
an obligation arising under a maintenance assessment made under the Child Support Act 1991
are provable debts1. ‘Family proceedings’ means proceedings as defined by the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 19842. It follows that, as a general rule, the courts are reluctant to make a bankruptcy order on a petition founded purely on a
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