Legal Opinion
Kerzner v. Kerzner (In re Kerzner)
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 26, 2001No. 00 CIV 7882 JSRPublished
1Opinion of the Court
*254 MEMORANDUM ORDER
RAKOFF, District Judge.
The underlying issue on this appeal from the Bankruptcy Court’s order granting summary judgment to Stuart Kerzner, the debtor, and denying summary judgment to Rina Kerzner, the debtor’s former wife, is whether a $1.8 million obligation owed by Mr. Kerzner to his ex-wife pursuant to an order issued by the New York State Supreme Court in the parties’ divorce proceeding is dischargeable in bankruptcy. For the following reasons, this Court affirms the Bankruptcy Court’s decision that it is.
In 1996, following protracted divorce proceedings between the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- 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
- Bieluch v. Bieluch (In Re Bieluch)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · 1998
- Kerzner v. KerznerNew York Supreme Court · 1996
- Kerzner v. Kerzner (In Re Kerzner)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 2000