Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. Wheeler (In Re Wheeler)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 2, 1991No. Bankruptcy No. 89-11201, Adv. No. 90-1032PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
ARTHUR N. VOTOLATO, Jr., Bankruptcy Judge.
At issue is whether the debtor’s obligation to his former spouse, which arises out of a Final Divorce Judgment of the Providence County Family Court, is dis-chargeable. The plaintiff, Marilyn Wheeler, seeks to have the debt declared nondis-chargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(5), on the ground that the obligation is in the nature of child support. Because the dispute is purely a legal one, the parties elected to submit the matter on briefs, in lieu of an evidentiary hearing.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The plaintiff and the defendant were…
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