Legal Opinion
Amlong & Amlong, P.A. v. Patrick (In Re Patrick)
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida.
Decided September 18, 1989No. 19-11069PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION
THOMAS C. BRITTON, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff law firm seeks exception from discharge under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5) 1 for its claim of $13,370. The debtor has answered and the matter was tried on September 5. I now conclude that the debtor’s obligation to his ex-wife’s attorneys for fees and costs in connection with a dissolution of marriage proceeding is nondischargeable.
The debtor filed his bankruptcy petition on May 12, 1989. The plaintiff is listed on his schedules as a creditor in the amount of $13,370.
The debtor’s marriage was dissolved by a final judgment dated February…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- McDougall v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- In Re Theodore W. Spong, Debtor. Raymond J. Pauley v. Theodore W. SpongCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
- Ford v. StricklandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- In the Matter of Roy Stewart Nunnally, Bankrupt. Mary Elizabeth Nunnally, Appellant-Cross v. Roy Stewart Nunnally, Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Doss, Puchalski, Keenan & Bargiel, Ltd. v. Cockhill (In Re Cockhill)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Leslie v. Hart (In Re Hart)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1991
- Bulman v. Bulman (In Re Bulman)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
- In Re MacYsUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1990
- Rosenblatt v. Wittlin (In Re Rosenblatt)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · 1994
- Hirschler, Fleischer, Weinberg, Cox & Allen v. El-Amin (In Re El-Amin)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1991
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