Legal Question in Bankruptcy in West Virginia

Re: joint bankruptcy then divorce, repayment options

You say reorganization, that term usually refers to a corporation. The individual equivalent is Chapter 13, (wage earner's plan). I am surprised that the debtor's bankruptcy hasn't been consulted. Normally, an approved plan will contain a continuing fee payment and the court considers him or her to represent the debtor throughout the pendency. I assume that the Law Master was aware of the bankruptcy and the wage withholding. There are several remedies. The first is to modify the plan due to the change in expenses. Of course there may be reasons that the plan cannot be modified or could only be modified in a limited way. The case could be converted to a case under Chapter 7. I don't see why the bankruptcy court wouldn't order withholding by both employers, it is a court of equity with broad powers. I would presume that there are a number of complications, including secured creditors, arrearages in payments to secured creditors, equity to protect in assets and perhaps non-dischargable debts that all need to be evaluated in the context of a course of action. It will take a Chapter 13 specalist to work this out.