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If I file chapter 7 bankruptcy, will money i owe my stepmother be covered under the bankruptcy protection?

I owe my step-mother over $2,000 on top of significant other credit card bills. She has written me letters declaring that i need to pay her and how much I owe and she threatens to take me to court if i dont pay her. Would bankruptcy protection apply to the money i owe her as well?
I live in upstate NY
i live in upstate NY

I plan to repay her but having her harp on me continuously and threatening to take me to court is nerve racking. Bankruptcy, as i understand it, prevents creditors taking you to court. then i can pay her back the money as I am able not as she demands.

Yes, if she's a named creditor in the suit. Pay her though, family is more important.