I note my amendment does not allow a separated spouse to somehow shield assets because the bill already counts income of the debtors from all sources. The definition of ``current monthly income'' on page 18, lines 4 to 21, of the bill includes income from all sources. So if a battered spouse or anybody else conceal income on a bankruptcy schedule, that is a Federal crime. What I do not want is a battered wife who is getting no income from a separated spouse to suddenly, if she is out there trying to put her financial situation in order, to have to consider the income of a spouse from whom she is getting no income.
Patrick Leahy: “I note my amendment does not allow a separated spouse to somehow shield assets because the bill already counts income of…”
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Discussing an amendment related to bankruptcy and the treatment of separated spouses.
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