United States Statutes At Large, Volume 119, 2005 Page: 51
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PUBLIC LAW 109-8-APR. 20, 2005
"(i) a separation agreement, divorce decree, or
property settlement agreement;
"(ii) an order of a court of record; or
"(iii) a determination made in accordance with
applicable nonbankruptcy law by a governmental unit;
and
"(D) not assigned to a nongovernmental entity, unless
that obligation is assigned voluntarily by the spouse, former
spouse, child of the debtor, or such child's parent, legal
guardian, or responsible relative for the purpose of col-
lecting the debt;".
SEC. 212. PRIORITIES FOR CLAIMS FOR DOMESTIC SUPPORT OBLIGA-
TIONS.
Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended-
(1) by striking paragraph (7);
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as para-
graphs (2) through (7), respectively;
(3) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking "First"
and inserting "Second";
(4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking
"Second" and inserting "Third";
(5) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated-
(A) by striking "Third" and inserting "Fourth"; and
(B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting
a period;
(6) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking
"Fourth" and inserting "Fifth";
(7) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking "Fifth"
and inserting "Sixth";
(8) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by striking "Sixth"
and inserting "Seventh"; and
(9) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so redesignated,
the following:
"(1) First:
"(A) Allowed unsecured claims for domestic support
obligations that, as of the date of the filing of the petition
in a case under this title, are owed to or recoverable by
a spouse, former spouse, or child of the debtor, or such
child's parent, legal guardian, or responsible relative, with-
out regard to whether the claim is filed by such person
or is filed by a governmental unit on behalf of such person,
on the condition that funds received under this paragraph
by a governmental unit under this title after the date
of the filing of the petition shall be applied and distributed
in accordance with applicable nonbankruptcy law.
"(B) Subject to claims under subparagraph (A), allowed
unsecured claims for domestic support obligations that,
as of the date of the filing of the petition, are assigned
by a spouse, former spouse, child of the debtor, or such
child's parent, legal guardian, or responsible relative to
a governmental unit (unless such obligation is assigned
voluntarily by the spouse, former spouse, child, parent,
legal guardian, or responsible relative of the child for the
purpose of collecting the debt) or are owed directly to
or recoverable by a governmental unit under applicable
nonbankruptcy law, on the condition that funds received119 STAT. 51
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