In Devine v. Devine, 812 So. 2d 1278 (Ala. Civ. App. 2001), the court addressed the need for finality of the dissolution of the marriage where one party files for bankruptcy protection, observing as follows: "Thus, the filing of a petition for bankruptcy protection stays proceedings in a divorce action as it pertains to the division of property within the debtor's estate, but it does not operate as a stay as to the dissolution of the marriage itself or the award of child support or alimony. See 11 U.S.C. 362." Id. at 1280-81;