DeWane v. McGinty (In Re McGinty)

OPINION

DAVID W. HOUSTON, III, Bankruptcy Judge.

On consideration before the court is a complaint filed by the plaintiffs, Joseph DeWane and Celeste LaChapelle, against the defendant/debtor, Judith Carol McGinty; answer and affirmative defenses having been filed by said defendant; all issues having been appropriately joined; and, after a trial on the merits, the court hereby finds as follows, to-wit:

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The court has jurisdiction of the parties to and the subject matter of this proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1334 and 28 U.S.C. § 157. This is a core proceeding as defined in 28 U.S.C. §…