Hill v. Snider (In Re Snider)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MANUEL D. LEAL, Bankruptcy Judge.

The issue presented is whether the attorney’s fees incurred by a former spouse in post-dissolution child custody litigation are non-dischargeable under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5). Trial of this matter occurred on March 7, 1986, both sides appeared through their attorneys, presented evidence and post trial memoranda of law.

This Court concludes after analyzing the facts of this case, that plaintiffs have met their burden in proving that the attorney’s fees incurred were in the nature of child support and, as such, are non-dischargeable in the amount…