I have a potential client pursuing Chapter 7. We are waiting for her loan
modification to be final before filing which is pushing back the timeframe
for finishing the case. She has a wedding date which can end up being in the
window between the Chapter 7 filing date and the final discharge date. She
doesn’t want her future husband to be dragged into anything or have any
responsibility with her bankruptcy if it is still pending on the wedding
date. This is a community property state. I believe the new spouse’s liability
would only run to debts acquired during the marriage which rules out the
debts included in the Ch. 7 which were all acquired before their marriage.