In Re White

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON DEBTOR’S OBJECTION TO PROOF OF CLAIM OF JULIA A. WHITE (PROOF OF CLAIM # 8)

JEFF BOHM, Bankruptcy Judge.

I. Introduction

In the case at bar, Terry Pat White (the Debtor) objects to a claim by Julia A. White (the Claimant) for $6,800.00. The Claimant asserts that her claim is for alimony and is secured by a lien against the Debtor’s homestead as set forth in their divorce settlement. In response, the Debtor contends that: (1) the claim is not for a domestic support obligation or alimony; (2) the claim is invalid because the Claimant has not perfected her security interest in…