{
  "id": 19670776,
  "title": "Missouri father's $20,000 bankruptcy deal leaves $12,970 debt to ex-wife",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/missouri-fathers-20-000-bankruptcy-deal-leaves-12-970-debt-to-ex-wife",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-12T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/a-missouri-father-argued-a-20000-bankruptcy-deal-erased-243780-he-owed-his-ex-wife-after-their-divorce-a-november-10-appeals-court-found-12969-85-still-due-and-revived-a-separate-child-support-dispute/articleshow/135768899.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Missouri appeals court ruled that a father still owed his ex-wife $12,969.85 despite paying $20,000 under a bankruptcy settlement. The court found that his earlier payments had been wrongly counted twice and ordered a fresh review of additional child support and children's expenses.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}