Cowart v. White

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

BOEHM, Justice.

Shortly after a dissolution decree was entered the husband filed a bankruptcy petition and was subsequently discharged. We hold that the dissolution court may enforce duties to sell and divide property imposed by the dissolution decree through contempt without violating the bankruptcy injunction. The court may also award damages based on actions taken after the husband’s bankruptcy was converted to Chapter 7. Finally, some payments under the decree may be nondis-chargeable because they were “in the nature of maintenance or support.” We remand to the trial…