Legal Opinion
Stitham v. Stitham (In Re Stitham)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine
Decided April 23, 1993No. 19-10042PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
JAMES B. HAINES, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
In this adversary proceeding, Bonnie Stitham, the debtor’s ex-wife, alleges that an $8,000 obligation arising from pre-bank-ruptcy divorce judgment is non-dischargea-ble under § 523(a)(5) 1 and that the debtor’s concealment of a pre-petition transfer of assets should bar his bankruptcy discharge under § 727(a)(2)(A). For the reasons set forth below, I find for the debtor, Peter Stitham, on both counts. 2
/. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On March 15, 1993, nine days before the scheduled trial date, I convened a telephonic pre-trial conference. 3…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- In Re Clarence Oral Calhoun Fdba Bimbo's Place, Debtor. Jo Ann Long Fka Jo Ann Calhoun v. Clarence Oral Calhoun Fdba Bimbo's PlaceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Edward Elijah Williams, Debtor. Joyce Colleen Williams v. Edward Elijah WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- In Re Montgomery Hulon Harrell, Debtor, Montgomery Hulon Harrell v. Caryl Ann (Kaldenberg) Harrell SharpCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Bankr. L. Rep. P 69,922 Nancy H. Shaver v. Peter Frank ShaverCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- In Re Paul Chris Gianakas, Debtor. Karen Gianakas v. Paul Chris GianakasCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dressler v. Dressler (In Re Dressler)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 1996
- Soforenko v. Soforenko (In Re Soforenko)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
- Warren v. Warren (In Re Warren)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1993
- Werthen v. Werthen (In Re Werthen)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the First Circuit · 2002
- Affeldt v. Westbrooke Condominium Ass'n (In Re Affeldt)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · 1994
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