Legal Opinion
Marcus, Ollman & Kommer v. Pierce
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 24, 1996No. 96 Civ. 1611 (BDP)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
PARKER, District Judge.
Before the court is debtor Joseph Pierce’s (“Pierce”) appeal of an order of the Bankruptcy Court Judge Hardin in which the Court held that fees awarded to law firm Marcus, Oilman & Kommer (“Kommer”) for its representation of Pierce’s wife (“Mrs. Pierce”) in their divorce proceeding were in the nature of support and thus nondischargeable debts within the meaning of 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5).
On January 18, 1995, the Supreme Court, Dutchess County granted a final judgement of divorce dissolving the marriage of Teresa Sutton, then Teresa Pierce, and…
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- In Re Theodore W. Spong, Debtor. Raymond J. Pauley v. Theodore W. SpongCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Peters v. Hennenhoeffer (In Re Peters)District Court, S.D. New York · 1991
- Leslie v. Hart (In Re Hart)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1991
- Friedman v. Silberfein (In Re Silberfein)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1992
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- Pino v. Pino (In Re Pino)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 2001
- Bieluch v. Bieluch (In Re Bieluch)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1998