Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Practice: 15.4.3.14 Marital Property Settlement Debts—11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(15)
The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 created a new exception to discharge for marital property settlements in limited situations. The provision was amended in 2005 to make all marital property settlements nondischargeable, eliminating both the balancing tests it had previously contained and the need for a creditor to file a proceeding in the bankruptcy court to obtain a determination of nondischargeability.