Legal Opinion

Cleda D. Bush v. Alvin G. Taylor and Barbara F. Taylor

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 30, 1990No. 88-2145PublishedCited by 67 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Alvin and Barbara Taylor, Chapter 7 debtors under the Bankruptcy Code (Code), have attempted to discharge as a debt the sole and separate property interest of Cle-da Bush, Alvin Taylor’s former wife, in a portion of a government pension payable to Alvin Taylor. The Bankruptcy Court1 held that Bush’s share of the pension was not a debt dischargeable in bankruptcy and the District Court2 affirmed. In this appeal brought by the Taylors, we affirm.

On January 3, 1975, a Decree of Dissolution of the marriage of Cleda and Alvin Taylor was entered in Washington State Superior…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Preiser v. NewkirkSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. MacKey v. Lanier Collection Agency & Service, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Iron Arrow Honor Society v. HecklerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Paul v. IglehartCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
  2. In Re Robert C. McCafferty Debtor. Robert C. McCafferty v. Marion McCaffertyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
  3. Straub v. Straub (In Re Straub)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. North Dakota · 1996
  4. United States v. Apex Oil Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2009
  5. Bigelow v. Brown (In Re Brown)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1994

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