Legal Opinion
Wester v. Wester (In Re Wester)
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided October 10, 1995No. Bankruptcy No. 94-4699-BKC-3P7. Adv. No. 94-340PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
GEORGE L. PROCTOR, Bankruptcy Judge.
This proceeding is before the Court upon Michael Alan Wester’s (“Former husband”) complaint pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5) to determine the dischargeability of attorney’s fees. Former husband contends that the award of attorney’s fees to former wife’s attorney is not in the nature of support, but rather, a part of an equitable distribution of property. A trial was held on July 25, 1995. Upon the evidence presented, the Court makes the following Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law.
FINDINGS OF FACT
1. Michael Alan…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re Montgomery Hulon Harrell, Debtor, Montgomery Hulon Harrell v. Caryl Ann (Kaldenberg) Harrell SharpCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Leonhardt v. Whitehurst (In Re Whitehurst)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1981
- Burch v. Burch (In Re Burch)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1989
- Bowsman v. Morrell (In Re Bowsman)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1991
- Gard v. Gibson (In Re Gibson)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1989
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Robinson v. Robinson (In Re Robinson)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · 1996
- Soforenko v. Soforenko (In Re Soforenko)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · 1997
- In Re SheffieldUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 1997
- Hoogewind v. Hendricks (In Re Hendricks)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2000
- In Re FosterUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2003
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