In re: Wallace Eugene Francis, Tracy Danielle Francis
United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUNN, Bankruptcy Judge.
Wallace Eugene Francis (“Francis”), a chapter 71 debtor,2 appeals the bankruptcy court’s summary judgment determination that his obligation to “pay and hold Wife harmless” from certain credit card obligations, as provided in the stipulated marital dissolution judgment with his former spouse, appellee Debra Lyn Wallace (“Wallace”), was excepted from his discharge under § 523(a)(15). We AFFIRM.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The relevant facts in this appeal are straightforward and are not in dispute.
Francis filed a petition for relief under chapter 7 on July 12, 2012.…
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