Legal Opinion
Tunny v. Ploski (In Re Ploski)
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided December 11, 1984No. 19-10352PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. YACOS, Bankruptcy Judge.
This case presents the ever-troublesome question of drawing a line between the “alimony-support” aspect and the “property settlement” aspect of a divorce decree, for purposes of determining whether certain of the debtor’s obligations under the decree are non-dischargeable pursuant to § 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code. The “trouble” in these cases arises from the logical impossibility of drawing a line between the concept of “property” and “support” when the obligation in question, as in the present case, revolves around the former family…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Benz v. Nelson (In Re Nelson)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1981
- Douglas v. DouglasSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1968
- Vickers v. Vickers (Vickers)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1982
- Janashak v. Demkow (In Re Demkow)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · 1981
- Stebbins v. StebbinsSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1981
3Cited by11 opinions
- Coffman v. Coffman (In Re Coffman)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · 1985
- In Re KenistonUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · 1988
- West v. West (In Re West)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 1989
- Hill v. Hale (In Re Hill)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1989
- Winders v. Winders (In Re Winders)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Iowa · 1986
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