Legal Opinion
Hall v. Hall (In Re Hall)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided July 11, 1984No. Bankruptcy No. 83-800-Orl-BK-GPN, Adv. No. 83-450PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GEORGE L. PROCTOR, Bankruptcy Judge.
This proceeding is before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment. It presents a difficult question of characterization of a debt as alimony or maintenance in which case it may not be discharged under the terms of 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5) or, alternatively, whether it is a marital property settlement award which is covered by the defendant’s discharge.
A final decree of dissolution of the marriage of the debtor and his former wife, the plaintiff, was entered in Florida, the defendant’s current domicile, on October 1, 1982. Maryland,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- In the Matter of Kenneth Leroy Waller, Bankrupt, Madeline R. Waller v. Kenneth Leroy WallerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- E. Deborah Stout v. Elliott PrusselCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- In the Matter of Donald Eugene Albin, Bankrupt. Donald Eugene Albin v. Wanda Louise AlbinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- McAlear v. McAlearCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1984
- Aiken v. Ingram (In Re Ingram)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Coffman v. Coffman (In Re Coffman)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1985
- Basile v. Basile (In Re Basile)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1984
- Markizer v. Economopoulos (In Re Markizer)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1986
- Coverdale v. Coverdale (In Re Coverdale)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1986
- Hall v. Hall (In Re Hall)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1990
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