Legal Opinion

Chudy v. Cooper (In Re Cooper)

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut

Decided June 8, 2001No. 19-20242PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DISCHARGEABILITY OF DEBT

ALAN H.W. SHIFF, Chief Judge.

The plaintiff commenced this adversary proceeding for a determination that a debt described in a Connecticut Superior Court divorce decree as “lump sum alimony” is nondischargeable. For the reasons that follow, judgment shall enter in favor of the plaintiff.

DISCUSSION

On July 26,1993, the Superior Court of Connecticut at Milford issued a divorce decree which, inter alia, created a debt owed by the defendant/debtor to the plaintiff in the amount of $75,000 (“subject debt”) which the court characterized as “lump sum…

2Cases cited14 opinions

In Re Clarence Oral Calhoun Fdba Bimbo's Place, Debtor. Jo Ann Long Fka Jo Ann Calhoun v. Clarence Oral Calhoun Fdba Bimbo's PlaceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
In Re Denis Brody, Debtor. Carol Brody v. Denis BrodyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
Theresa Forsdick v. Normand TurgeonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
Thomas v. ThomasSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
Sterna v. Paneras (In Re Paneras)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1996

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3Cited by2 opinions

Devenger v. Forant (In Re Forant)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Vermont · 2004
Martin v. Wilbur (In Re Wilbur)District Court, M.D. Florida · 2003