Copeland v. Copeland (In Re Copeland)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MARY D. SCOTT, Bankruptcy Judge.

THIS CAUSE came before the Court upon the trial of the complaint filed by the separate debtor, Albert D. Copeland, to determine dischargeability of certain marital debts. 1 The debtor asserts that certain debts from his first marriage to Marsha Ann Copeland constituted a division of marital property, and not in the nature of alimony such that the debts are dischargea-ble. Specifically, the debtor asserts that the following three items listed in their divorce decree are in the nature of a property settlement and are not alimony or child…