Spousal and child support debts are not subject to discharge (forgiven) in bankruptcy. However, other debts owed from the bankrupt spouse to the other may be discharged.  Consider a Virginia case where the Husband in chapter 13 bankruptcy still owned the Wife child support arrearages, but not a substantial lump sum payment on a home equity line of credit that he owed to the wife per their property settlement agreement. The lump sum payment was not characterized as a domestic support obligation, but rather as an agreement on the division of a marital debt.